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 grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed to the day of redemption. 31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven 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

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• beγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• kindχρηστόςchrēstos · good/kindG5543
• anotherεἰςeis · towardG1519
• anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• tenderheartedεὔσπλαγχνοςeusplagchnos · compassionateG2155
• forgivingχαρίζωcharizomai · to give graceG5483
• anotherἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• asκαίkai · andG2532
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• forἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Christ’sΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• youὑμῖνhumin · to youG5213

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:32

• Ruth 2:20And Naomi said to her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not withheld his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said to her, The man is near of kin to us, one of our next kinsmen.
• Psalms 112:4To the upright there ariseth light in darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
• Proverbs 19:22The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
• Isaiah 57:1The righteous perisheth, and no man layethit to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come .
• Luke 6:35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.
• Acts 28:2And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
• Romans 12:10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
• 2 Corinthians 2:10To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes I forgave it in the person of Christ;
• 2 Corinthians 6:6By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,
• Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, tender mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
• 2 Peter 1:7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
• Psalms 145:9The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
• Proverbs 12:10A righteousmanregardeth the life of his beast: 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 hath visited us,
• James 5:11Behold, we count them happy who endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

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