Bible Strands
Ephesians 4:5
one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Ephesian believers, placing this clause between his statement on the one Spirit and hope and his declaration of the one God and Father.
The words — The Greek terms εἷς κύριος (heis kurios) and ἕν βάπτισμα (hen baptisma) translate literally to "one Lord" and "one baptism."
The thread — The "one Lord" phrasing mirrors 1 Corinthians 8:6, while the baptismal reference runs parallel to the Spirit-baptism into one body in 1 Corinthians 12:13 and the saving symbolism in 1 Peter 3:21.
Why it lands — The text lists three unifying markers, requiring readers to acknowledge a single Master, a shared trust, and a unified rite without fragmenting their communal identity.
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The Greek words
King James Version
One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Cross-references
- 1 Corinthians 8:6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
- 1 Corinthians 12:13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
- 1 Peter 3:21 And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
- Romans 3:30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
- Galatians 3:26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
- Zechariah 14:9 On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
- 1 Corinthians 1:13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?
- Jude 1:3 Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: