New American Standard Bible 2020
Ephesians 4:26
Ephesians 4:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
- New International Version (NIV)“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
Context of Ephesians 4:26
24and to put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. 25Therefore, ridding yourselves of falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are parts of one another. Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27and do not give the devil an opportunity. 28The one who steals must no longer steal; but rather he must labor, producing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with the one who has need.
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ὀργίζεσθε καὶ μὴ ἁμαρτάνετε· ὁ ἥλιος μὴ ἐπιδυέτω ἐπὶ τῷ παροργισμῷ ὑμῶν·Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ephesians 4:26
- Ephesians 4:31All bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.
- Exodus 11:8And all these servants of yours will come down to me and bow themselves before me, saying, ‘Go out, you and all the people who follow you,’ and after that I will go out.” And he left Pharaoh in the heat of anger.
- Exodus 32:21Then Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you, that you have brought such a great sin upon them?”
- Numbers 20:10and Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly in front of the rock. And he said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; shall we bring water for you out of this rock?”
- Numbers 25:7When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation and took a spear in his hand,
- Nehemiah 5:6Then I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words.
- Psalms 4:4Tremble, and do not sin; Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah
- Psalms 37:8Cease from anger and abandon wrath; Do not get upset; it leads only to evildoing.
- Psalms 106:30Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And so the plague was brought to a halt.
- Proverbs 14:29One who is slow to anger has great understanding; But one who is quick-tempered exalts foolishness.
- Proverbs 19:11A person’s discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook an offense.
- Proverbs 25:23The north wind brings rain, And a gossiping tongue brings an angry face.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be eager in your spirit to be angry, For anger resides in the heart of fools.
- Matthew 5:22But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be answerable to the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.
- Mark 3:5After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
- Mark 10:14But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Allow the children to come to Me; do not forbid them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Commentaries on Ephesians 4:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Be ye angry, and sin not - , here, is the same as , If Ye be angry, do not sin. We can never suppose that the apostle delivers this as a precept, if we take the words as they stand in our version. Perhaps the sense is, Take heed that ye be not angry, lest ye sin; for it would be very difficult, even for an apostle himself, to be angry and not sin. If we consider anger as implying displeasure simply, then there are a multitude of cases in which a man may…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Be ye angry and sin not - It has been remarked that the direction here is conformable to the usage of the Pythagoreans, who were bound, when there were any differences among them, to furnish some token of reconciliation before the sun set. Burder, in Ros. Alt. u. neu. Morgenland, in loc. It is implied here: (1) that there “may” be anger without sin; and, (2) that there is special danger in all cases where there is anger that it will be accompanied with…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-28Verses 25-28 Notice the particulars wherewith we should adorn our Christian profession. Take heed of every thing contrary to truth. No longer flatter or deceive others. God's people are children who will not lie, who dare not lie, who hate and abhor lying. Take heed of anger and ungoverned passions. If there is just occasion to express displeasure at what is wrong, and to reprove, see that it be without sin. We give place to the devil, when the first…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-27"Be angry, yet do not sin": This verse quotes Psalm 4:4. The literal form of the quotation does not justify anger. Anger gives the devil an way to influence us (see James 1:20). God's people should be gentle and gracious, not harsh or angry (see Ephesians 4:31–32). Do not let the sun set upon your anger: This means we should resolve our anger quickly. We should not allow our anger continue or grow stronger.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Be ye angry, and sin not--So the Septuagint, Psa 4:4. Should circumstances arise to call for anger on your part, let it be as Christ's "anger" (Mr 3:5), without sin. Our natural feelings are not wrong when directed to their legitimate object, and when not exceeding due bounds. As in the future literal, so in the present spiritual, resurrection, no essential constituent is annihilated, but all that is a perversion of the original design is removed…Read the comment
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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
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