Ephesians 4:32

Ephesians 4:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
• New International Version (NIV)Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Context of Ephesians 4:32

30And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by him for the day of redemption. 31Let all bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander be removed from you, along with all malice. And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

Ephesians 4:32 word by word

γίνεσθε δὲ εἰς ἀλλήλους χρηστοί, εὔσπλαγχνοι, χαριζόμενοι ἑαυτοῖς καθὼς καὶ ὁ θεὸς ἐν Χριστῷ ἐχαρίσατο ὑμῖν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• be yeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• kindχρηστόςchrēstos · good/kindG5543
• oneἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• tenderheartedεὔσπλαγχνοςeusplagchnos · compassionateG2155
• forgivingχαρίζωcharizomai · to give graceG5483
• one anotherἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• forἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Christ’s sakeΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:32

• Ruth 2:20Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May the Lord bless him because he has not abandoned his kindness to the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our family redeemers.”
• Psalms 112:4Light shines in the darkness for the upright. He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
• Proverbs 19:22What is desirable in a person is his fidelity; better to be a poor person than a liar.
• Isaiah 57:1The righteous person perishes, and no one takes it to heart; the faithful are taken away, with no one realizing that the righteous person is taken away because of evil.
• Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High. For he is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.
• Acts 28:2The local people showed us extraordinary kindness. They lit a fire and took us all in, since it was raining and cold.
• Romans 12:10Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters. Take the lead in honoring one another.
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant,
• 2 Corinthians 2:10Anyone you forgive, I do too. For what I have forgiven — if I have forgiven anything — it is for your benefit in the presence of Christ,
• 2 Corinthians 6:6by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,
• Colossians 3:12Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
• 2 Peter 1:7godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.
• Psalms 145:9The Lord is good to everyone; his compassion rests on all he has made.
• Proverbs 12:10The righteous cares about his animal’s health, but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel.
• Luke 1:78Because of our God’s merciful compassion, the dawn from on high will visit us
• James 5:11See, we count as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and have seen the outcome that the Lord brought about — the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

Commentaries on Ephesians 4:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Be ye kind one to another - - · Be kind and obliging to each other; study good breeding and gentleness of manners. A Christian cannot be a savage, and he need not be a boor. Never put any person to needless pain. Tender-hearted - · Compassionate; having the bowels easily moved (as the word implies) to commiserate the state of the wretched and distressed. Forgiving one another - Should you receive any injury from a brother, or from any man, be as ready to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32And be ye kind one to another - Benignant, mild, courteous, “polite” - ̀ chrēstoi 1 Peter 3:8. Christianity produces true courteousness, or politeness. It does not make one rough, crabby, or sour; nor does it dispose its followers to violate the proper rules of social contact. The secret of true politeness is “benevolence,” or a desire to make others happy; and a Christian should be the most polite of people. There is no religion in a sour, misanthropic…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. 32Forgiving others who share your faith is a natural and positive response to experiencing God's forgiving grace through Christ (compare Colossians 3:12–13; 1 John 4:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. (Lu 7:42; Col 3:12). even as--God hath shown Himself "kind, tender-hearted, and forgiving to you"; it is but just that you in turn shall be so to your fellow men, who have not erred against you in the degree that you have erred against God (Mt 18:33). God for Christ's sake--rather as Greek, "God in Christ" (2Co 5:19). It is in Christ that God vouchsafes forgiveness to us. It cost God the death of His Son, as man, to forgive us. It costs us nothing to…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 4:32

• Charitableness
• Commandments
• Forgiveness
• Heart
• Kindness
• Love
• Righteous
• Sin
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Bitterness
• Compact
• Dark
• Ephesians, Epistle to
• Forbear
• Grieve
• Lasciviousness
• Lowliness

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