Ephesians 4

Which worship songs are based on Ephesians 4?

  1. Radiant Reason — Kings Kaleidoscope (2023) Ephesians 4:4

    The pairing of one body with one Spirit closely reflects Paul's description of Christian unity, though the song adapts the wording by adding the mind.

  2. Jesus Em Tua Presença (Ao Vivo) — MORADA (2020) Ephesians 4:4-6

    The interlude's catalogue of oneness regarding the people of God, the church, baptism and lordship directly reproduces the apostle's formula for unity in one body, one Spirit and one Lord.

  3. Build Your Church — Elevation Worship (2021) Ephesians 4:8

    The second verse directly adopts Paul's victory-procession description of the ascended Christ taking captivity captive.

  4. Venceu (Ao Vivo) — Nívea Soares (2019) Ephesians 4:8-10

    The movement of Christ into the depths, his breaking of captivity, and his ascent to the heights closely follows Paul’s description of the descending and ascending Christ who leads captivity captive.

  5. Across The Lands (Incarnation / Of the Father's Love Begotten) - Live — Keith & Kristyn Getty & Sing! (2019) Ephesians 4:8

    The description of Christ ascending in triumph with captives closely paraphrases Paul’s application of a victory-procession image to Christ’s ascension.

  6. Unbroken — Impending Doom (2018) Ephesians 4:14

    The portrayal of an easily deceived person moving back and forth beneath turbulent waves closely recalls Paul's image of spiritual immaturity as being tossed by waves and carried around by shifting doctrines.

  7. Good Guys — Bizzle (2020) Ephesians 4:15-16

    The description of one head governing a large body composed of many members closely follows the New Testament image of Christ and his unified, many-membered church.

  8. Pioneer — Cory Asbury (2023) Ephesians 4:22-24

    The departure from the former, aged identity evokes Paul's image of putting off the old self and embracing a renewed identity. The surrounding language of leaving a wasted way of life behind strengthens the connection.

  9. If I Don't Got You — Strings and Heart (2019) Ephesians 4:22-24

    The image of receiving fresh clothing for a newly given life aligns with Paul’s instruction to put off the former self and put on the new self created by God.

  10. I Need You — Gable Price and Friends (2022) Ephesians 4:26-27

    The song's question about whether justified anger can remain holy without becoming internally destructive closely reflects Paul's instruction that anger must not become sin or provide an opportunity for evil.

  11. See No Evil, Hear No Evil — Stryper (2022) Ephesians 4:26

    The instruction to resolve anger before the day ends directly reproduces Paul's counsel about preventing anger from developing into sin.

  12. Nothing / Something (live) — Pat Barrett (2021) Ephesians 4:26

    The resolve to forgive before the day ends combines Paul's warning against carrying anger beyond sunset with his nearby command to forgive others.

  13. Choose to Love — Carrollton (2020) Ephesians 4:26-27

    The singer urges the other person to resolve an offense before sunset, closely paraphrasing Paul's instruction not to allow anger to remain unresolved as the day ends.

  14. For The Wild Ones — Jonathan Traylor & Adrion Butler (2020) Ephesians 4:27

    The warning against allowing the devil any room closely paraphrases Paul's instruction not to give the devil an opportunity or foothold.

Ephesians 4 (King James Version)

1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 But ye have not so learned Christ;

21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

27 Neither give place to the devil.

28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.