Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha CEBA
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1 Therefore, as a prisoner for the Lord, I encourage you to live as people worthy of the call you received from God.
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As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
2 Conduct yourselves with all humility, gentleness, and patience. Accept each other with love,
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Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
3 and make an effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit with the peace that ties you together.
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Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
4 You are one body and one spirit, just as God also called you in one hope.
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There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
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one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
6 and one God and Father of all, who is over all, through all, and in all.
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one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
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