“Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace — the diachronic effort (spoudazō, 'make every effort,' 'be diligent') to tēreō ('keep,' 'maintain') the henotes tou pneumatos ('unity of the Spirit'), which is not created but conserved, bound together (syndesmō) by the eirēnē ('peace').
Church Fathers on Ephesians 4:3
Great has the power of Paul's chain been shown to be, and more glorious than miracles. It is not in vain then, as it should seem, nor without an object, that he here holds it forward, but as the means of all others most likely to touch them. And what says he? “I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you, to walk worthily of the calling wherewith you were called.” And how is that? “with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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