Ephesians 4:1

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Ephesians 4:1 - Amplified Bible

I THEREFORE, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to {and} beg you to walk (lead a life) worthy of the [divine] calling to which you have been called [with behavior that is a credit to the summons to God's service,

Ephesians 4:1 - American Standard Version

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,

Ephesians 4:1 - Bible in Basic English

I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

Ephesians 4:1 - Darby Bible

*I*, the prisoner in [the] Lord, exhort you therefore to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye have been called,

Ephesians 4:1 - English Standard Version

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

Ephesians 4:1 - King James Version

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

Ephesians 4:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Yo, pues, prisionero del Señor, os ruego que viváis de una manera digna de la vocaciòn con que habéis sido llamados,

Ephesians 4:1 - The Message

In light of all this, here’s what I want you to do. While I’m locked up here, a prisoner for the Master, I want you to get out there and walk—better yet, run!—on the road God called you to travel. I don’t want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don’t want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.

Ephesians 4:1 - New American Standard Bible

Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,

Ephesians 4:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Yo, pues, prisionero del Señor, les ruego que ustedes vivan (anden) de una manera digna de la vocaciòn con que han sido llamados.

Ephesians 4:1 - World English Bible

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

Ephesians 4:1 - Young's Living Translation

Call upon you, then, do I -- the prisoner of the Lord -- to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,

Ephesians 4:1 - Additional Comments

Paul reiterates his position as a prisoner in Rome (see notes on vs 3:1). Paul's bold declaration of his state shows his acceptance of his circumstances.
Walk indicates daily, all the time, as you go. You are always to live in a manner worthy of your position in Christ. Christ is our life, our source of strength, the one who sustains us in all things (Phil 1:21).
We are to walk as Jesus walked (1 John 2:6).
What is the most critical factor of our walk? See notes on Isaiah 29:13. It is not our walk for Him, but our walk with Him.
If you were to rewrite verses 1-6 in a negative manner, giving detailed steps on how to completely destroy fellowship within a church, how would it say?

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