Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Ephesians 4

^{1 a} For the Lords cause.

^{1 !} He exhorteth them vnto mekenes, long suffering, vnto loue and peace.

^{3 !} Euerie one to serue and edifie another with the gift that God hathe giue him.

^{4 b} Which by dissensions you separate asonder.

^{4 c} So that ye can not dissent one from another, seing the Spirit, which joyneth you in one bodie, can not dissent from him self.

^{6 d} In power.

^{6 e} By his prouidence.

^{7 f} Which he giueth vs.

^{8 g} The Mesias cam downe from heauen into the earth, to triumph ouer Satan, death and sinne, and led them as prisonners & sclaues, which before were conquerers, and kept all insubjection: which victorie he gate and also gaue it as a most precious gift to his Church.

^{10 h} With his giftes & benefites.

^{12 k} That the bodie of Christ might be perfect.

^{12 i} To restore that which was out of order.

^{13 l} That we may be of a ripe Christian age & come to the ful measure of the knowledge which we shal haue of Christ.

^{14 !} To beware of strange doctrine.

^{15 m} Christ being head of his Church, nourisheth his membres & joyneth them together by jointes, so that euerie parte hathe his juste proportion of fode, that at length the bodie may grow vp to perfection.

^{17 n} Man not regenerat hathe his minde, vnderstanding & heart corrupt.

^{18 o} By the which God liueth in his.

^{18 p} The hardenes of heart is the founteine of ignorance.

^{19 /} Or, without remorse of conscience.

^{21 q} As they are taught which truely know Chirst

^{22 !} To lay aside the olde counersation of griedie lustes, and to walke in a newe life.

^{22 r} That is, all the natural corruption that is in vs.

^{24 s} Which is created according to the image of God.

^{26 t} If so be that ye be angry, so moderat your affections, that it burst not out into any euils worke, but be sone appeased.

^{29 u} And cause them to profit in godlines.

^{30 x} So be haue your selues that the holie Gost may willingly dwel in you, & giue him no occasion to depart for sorrow by your abusing of Gods graces.