Ephesians 4:31

Ephesians 4:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
• New International Version (NIV)Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

Context of Ephesians 4:31

29No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear. 30And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by him for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander be removed from you, along with all malice. 32And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

Ephesians 4:31 word by word

Πᾶσα πικρία καὶ θυμὸς καὶ ὀργὴ καὶ κραυγὴ καὶ βλασφημία ἀρθήτω ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν σὺν πάσῃ κακίᾳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Letαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• bitternessπικρίαpikria · bitternessG4088
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wrathθυμόςthumos · wrathG2372
• angerὀργήorgē · wrathG3709
• clamourκραυγήkraugē · shoutingG2906
• evil speakingβλασφημίαblasphēmia · blasphemyG988
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• youσύsu · youG4771
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• maliceκακίαkakia · evilG2549

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:31

• Psalms 64:3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim bitter words like arrows,
• Romans 3:14Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
• Colossians 3:8But now, put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth.
• James 3:14But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and deny the truth.
• Ephesians 4:26Be angry and do not sin. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger,
• Proverbs 14:17A quick-tempered person acts foolishly, and one who schemes is hated.
• Proverbs 19:12A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
• Ecclesiastes 7:9Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry, for anger abides in the heart of fools.
• 2 Corinthians 12:20For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and you may not find me to be what you want. Perhaps there will be quarreling, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
• Galatians 5:20idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,
• 2 Timothy 2:23But reject foolish and ignorant disputes, because you know that they breed quarrels.
• James 1:19My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
• James 4:1What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don’t they come from your passions that wage war within you?
• 2 Samuel 19:43The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, “We have ten shares in the king, so we have a greater claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Weren’t we the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than those of the men of Israel.
• 2 Samuel 20:1Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the ram’s horn and shouted: We have no portion in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Each man to his tent, Israel!
• Proverbs 29:9If a wise person goes to court with a fool, there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.

Commentaries on Ephesians 4:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Let all bitterness - . It is astonishing that any who profess the Christian name should indulge bitterness of spirit. Those who are censorious, who are unmerciful to the failings of others, who have fixed a certain standard by which they measure all persons in all circumstances, and unchristian every one that does not come up to this standard, these have the bitterness against which the apostle speaks. In the last century there was a compound medicine…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Let all bitterness - see the notes on Ephesians 4:2. And wrath - The word here does not differ essentially from anger. Anger - see the note on Ephesians 4:26. All cherished, unreasonable anger. And clamour - Noise, disorder, high words; such as men use in a brawl, or when they are excited. Christians are to be calm and serious. Harsh contentions and strifes; hoarse brawls and tumults, are to be unknown among them. And evil-speaking - Slander, backbiting…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-32Verses 29-32 Filthy words proceed from corruption in the speaker, and they corrupt the minds and manners of those who hear them: Christians should beware of all such discourse. It is the duty of Christians to seek, by the blessing of God, to bring persons to think seriously, and to encourage and warn believers by their conversation. Be ye kind one to another. This sets forth the principle of love in the heart, and the outward expression of it, in a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-32Paul gives believers specific guidelines for living a new life in Christ.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. bitterness--both of spirit and of speech: opposed to "kind." wrath--passion for a time: opposed to "tender-hearted." Whence Bengel translates for "wrath," harshness. anger--lasting resentment: opposed to "forgiving one another." clamour--compared by Chrysostom to a horse carrying anger for its rider: "Bridle the horse, and you dismount its rider." "Bitterness" begets "wrath"; "wrath," "anger"; "anger," "clamor"; and "clamor," the more chronic…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 4:31

• Anger
• Commandments
• Hatred
• Malice
• Righteous
• Slander
• Speaking

In the dictionaries

• Evil-Speaking
• Bitterness
• Compact
• Dark
• Forbear
• Grieve
• Lasciviousness
• Lowliness
• Renew
• Steal

Commentaries on Ephesians 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings