Ephesians 4:32
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
Cross References
Genesis 50:17‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.
Psalms 112:4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
Psalms 145:9The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
Proverbs 19:22The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
Jeremiah 38:12Ebed-melech the Cushite cried out to Jeremiah, “Put these worn-out rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so,
Matthew 6:14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 4:18-32
Exhortation to Purity and Holiness; Cautions against Sin; Against Grieving the Spirit. ( a. d. 61.) 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20 But ye have not… Read the whole commentary →