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 Living Translation (NLT)Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

Context of Ephesians 4:32

30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

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, “Blessed be he of the Lord, who has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!” And Naomi said to her, “This man is a relation of ours, one of our close relatives.”
• Psalms 112:4Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
• Proverbs 19:22What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.
• Isaiah 57:1The righteous perishes, And no man takes it to heart; Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken away from evil.
• Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.
• Acts 28:2And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold.
• Romans 12:10Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
• 2 Corinthians 2:10Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,
• 2 Corinthians 6:6by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,
• Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
• 2 Peter 1:7to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
• Psalms 145:9The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.
• Proverbs 12:10A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
• Luke 1:78Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;
• James 5:11Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very 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