Ephesians 4:6

Amplified Bible

one God and Father of us all who is [sovereign] over all and [working] through all and [living] in all.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
There is one God and Father of us all, who rules over everyone. He works through all of us and in all of us.

Revised Standard Version
one God and Father of us all, who is above all and through all and in all.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
one god and father of all which is above all thorow all and in you all.

Hebrew Names Version
one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.

New American Standard Bible
one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.

New Century Version
There is one God and Father of everything. He rules everything and is everywhere and is in everything.

Update Bible Version
one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

Webster's Bible Translation
One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all.

English Standard Version
one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

World English Bible
one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
One God, and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all.

Weymouth's New Testament
and one God and Father of all, who rules over all, acts through all, and dwells in all.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
o feith, o baptym, o God and fadir of alle, which is aboue alle men, and bi alle thingis, and in vs alle.

English Revised Version
one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

Berean Standard Bible
one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Contemporary English Version
There is one God who is the Father of all people. Not only is God above all others, but he works by using all of us, and he lives in all of us.

American Standard Version
one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

Bible in Basic English
One God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

Complete Jewish Bible
and one God, the Father of all, who rules over all, works through all and is in all.

Darby Translation
one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.

International Standard Version
one God and Father of all, who is above all, through all, and in all.Malachi 2:10; Romans 11:36; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 12:6;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
and one is Aloha, the Father of all, and over all, and by all, and in us all.

Murdock Translation
and one God is the Father of all, and over all, and by all, and in us all.

King James Version (1611)
One God and Father of all, who is aboue all, & through all, & in you all.

New Living Translation
one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all.

New Life Bible
There is one God. He is the Father of us all. He is over us all. He is the One working through us all. He is the One living in us all.

New Revised Standard
one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.

Geneva Bible (1587)
One God and Father of all, which is aboue all, and through all, and in you all.

George Lamsa Translation
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all of us.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
One God and Father of all - who is over all, and through all, and in all.

Douay-Rheims Bible
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
One God, and father of all, whiche is aboue all, and through all, and in you all.

Good News Translation
there is one God and Father of all people, who is Lord of all, works through all, and is in all.

Christian Standard Bible®
one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.

King James Version
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Lexham English Bible
one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

Literal Translation
one God and Father of all, the One above all and through all and in you all.

Young's Literal Translation
one God and Father of all, who [is] over all, and through all, and in you all,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
one God and father of vs all, which is aboue all, and thorow all, and in you all.

Mace New Testament (1729)
one God and father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all.

New English Translation
one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

New King James Version
one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you [fn] all.

Simplified Cowboy Version
one God and Dad of all, who is the Boss of all, in all, and living through all.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.

Legacy Standard Bible
one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.

Contextual Overview

²with all humility [forsaking self-righteousness], and gentleness [maintaining self-control], with patience, bearing with one another in [unselfish] love. ³Make every effort to keep the oneness of the Spirit in the bond of peace [each individual working together to make the whole successful]. ⁴There is one body [of believers] and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when called [to salvation]— ⁵one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶one God and Father of us all who is [sovereign] over all and [working] through all and [living] in all.⁷Yet grace [God's undeserved favor] was given to each one of us [not indiscriminately, but in different ways] in proportion to the measure of Christ's [rich and abundant] gift. ⁸Therefore it says, "WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE, AND HE BESTOWED GIFTS ON MEN." ⁹(Now this expression, "He ascended," what does it mean except that He also had previously descended [from the heights of heaven] into the lower parts of the earth? ¹⁰He who descended is the very same as He who also has ascended high above all the heavens, that He [His presence] might fill all things [that is, the whole universe]). ¹¹And [His gifts to the church were varied and] He Himself appointed some as apostles [special messengers, representatives], some as prophets [who speak a new message from God to the people], some as evangelists [who spread the good news of salvation], and some as pastors and teachers [to shepherd and guide and instruct],

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

God: Ephesians 6:23, Numbers 16:22, Isaiah 63:16, Malachi 2:10, Matthew 6:9, John 20:17, 1 Corinthians 8:6, 1 Corinthians 12:6, Galatians 3:26-28, Galatians 4:3-7, 1 John 3:1-3

who: Ephesians 1:21, Genesis 14:19, 1 Chronicles 29:11, 1 Chronicles 29:12, Psalms 95:3, Isaiah 40:11-17, Isaiah 40:21-23, Jeremiah 10:10-13, Daniel 4:34, Daniel 4:35, Daniel 5:18-23, Matthew 6:13, Romans 11:36, Revelation 4:8-11

and in: Ephesians 2:22, Ephesians 3:17, John 14:23, John 17:26, 2 Corinthians 6:16, 1 John 3:24, 1 John 4:12-15

Reciprocal: Psalms 86:10 - God Zechariah 14:9 - one Lord 1 Corinthians 8:4 - there is Colossians 1:12 - the Father 1 Timothy 2:5 - one God James 2:19 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 4:1
Now the man Adam knew Eve as his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, "I have obtained a man (baby boy, son) with the help of the LORD."

Genesis 4:3
And in the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground.

Genesis 4:4
But Abel brought [an offering of] the [finest] firstborn of his flock and the fat portions. And the LORD had respect (regard) for Abel and for his offering;

Genesis 4:5
but for Cain and his offering He had no respect. So Cain became extremely angry (indignant), and he looked annoyed and hostile.

Genesis 4:8
Cain talked with Abel his brother [about what God had said]. And when they were [alone, working] in the field, Cain attacked Abel his brother and killed him.

Genesis 4:11
"And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's [shed] blood from your hand.

Genesis 4:13
Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Job 5:2
"For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple (naive).

Isaiah 1:18
"Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be like wool.

Jeremiah 2:5
Thus says the LORD, "What injustice or unrighteousness did your fathers find in Me, That they have wandered far from Me And [habitually] walked after emptiness and futility and became empty?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

One God and Father of all,.... That there is but one God is the voice of nature and of revelation; and may be concluded from the perfections of deity, for there can be but one eternal, infinite, immense, omnipotent, all-sufficient, perfect, and independent Being; and from one first cause of all things, and the relations he stands in to his creatures: there is but one God, who is truly, and really, and properly God, in opposition to all nominal and figurative deities, and which are not gods by nature, and to the fictitious deities and idols of the nations; and there is but one God of Jews and Gentiles; nor is the unity of the Godhead inconsistent with a trinity of persons in it: and this one God is the Father of all; the Father of all mercies, and of all spirits, both angels and souls of men; and he is the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, and of all the elect in him: and seeing that they have all one covenant God and Father, who has predestinated them to the adoption of children, and who has put them among the children, and adopted them into his family, and stand in the same relation to him, and enjoy the same privileges, they ought to love as brethren:

who is above all; which may denote the superior excellency of his nature, not above his Son and Spirit, who are of the same nature with him, but above angels and men; and the extensiveness of his government, over all creatures in general, and over his church and people in particular:

and through all; the Arabic version renders it, "taking care of all"; which may have respect to his providence, which is either universal, and reaches to all creatures his hands have made; or special, and concerns his own chosen people, who belong to his family, and to whom he stands in the relation of a covenant God and Father: or this clause may refer to the perfections of his nature, which appear through the whole of the salvation of all the chosen ones; as his wisdom, love, grace, mercy, justice, holiness, truth, and faithfulness:

and in you all; which is to be understood, not of his being in his creatures, by his powerful presence, which is everywhere supporting them; but of the gracious union there is between him and his people, and of his gracious inhabitation in them by his Spirit. The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, the Complutensian edition, and some copies, read, "in us all"; and the Alexandrian copy, and the Ethiopic version, read only, "in all".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

One God - The same God; therefore there should be unity. Were there many gods to be worshipped, there could be no more hope of unity than there is among the worshippers of Mammon and Bacchus, and the various other idols that people set up. People who have different pursuits, and different objects of supreme affection, can be expected to have no union. People who worship many gods, cannot hope to be united. Their affections are directed to different objects, and there is no harmony or sympathy of feeling. But where there is one supreme object of attachment there may be expected to be unity. The children of a family that are devoted to a parent, will be united among themselves; and the fact that all Christians have the same great object of worship, should constitute a strong bond of union among themselves - a chain always kept bright.

And Father of all - One God who is the Father of all; that is, who is a common Father to all who believe. That this refers to the Father, in contradistinction from the Son and the Holy Spirit, seems evident. The Spirit and the Son are mentioned in the previous verses. But the fact that the “Father of all” is mentioned as “God,” does not prove that the Spirit and the Son are not also endowed with divine attributes. That question is to be determined by the attributes ascribed to the Son and the Holy Spirit in other places. All sincere Christians worship “one” God, and “but” one. But they suppose that this one God subsists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, united in a mysterious manner, and constituting the one God, and that there is no other God. That the Father is divine, they all hold, as Paul affirms here; that the Son and the Holy Spirit are also divine, they also hold; see the John 1:0 note; Hebrews 1:0 note; Philippians 2:6 note; Romans 9:5 note. The meaning here is, that God is the common Father of “all” his people - of the rich and the poor; the bond and the free; the learned and the unlearned. He is no respecter of persons. Nothing would tend more to overcome the prejudices of color, rank, and wealth, than to feel that we all have one Father; and that we are all equally the objects of his favor; compare notes on Acts 17:26.

Who is above all - Who is supreme; who presides over all things.

And through all - He pervades universal nature, and his agency is seen everywhere.

And in you all - There is no one in whose heart he does not dwell. You are his temple, and he abides in you; see Ephesians 2:22; notes, 1 Corinthians 6:19. The argument here is, that as the same God dwelt in every heart, they ought to be one. See this argument beautifully expressed in the Saviour’s prayer, John 17:21; compare John 14:23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ephesians 4:6. One God — The fountain of all being, self-existent and eternal; and Father of all, both Jews and Gentiles, because he is the Father of the spirits of all flesh.

Who is above all — ο επι παντων. Who is over all; as the King of kings, and Lord of lords.

And through all — Pervading every thing; being present with every thing; providing for all creatures; and by his energy supporting all things.

And in you all. — By the energy of his Spirit, enlightening, quickening, purifying, and comforting; in a word, making your hearts the temples of the Holy Ghost. Some think the mystery of the blessed Trinity is contained in this verse: God is over all, as Father; through all, by the Logos or Word; and in all, by the Holy Spirit.