Ephesians 4:32

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, ready to forgive one another, just as God, in Christ, forgave you.

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And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

In Context

31Let all bitterness, passion, anger, brawling, and abusive language be banished from among you, as well as all malice.

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Cross References

Genesis 50:17‘Tell Joseph: Forgive, I beg of you, the wrongdoing and sin of your brothers, for they treated you basely.’ So now we beg of you forgive the wrongdoing of the servants of your father’s God.” While they were speaking to him, Joseph began to weep,

Psalms 112:4To the upright arises light in the darkness; full of favor and pity and kindness are they.

Psalms 145:9The Lord is good to all the world, and his pity is over all things that he made.

Matthew 6:14For, if you forgive others their offenses, your heavenly Father will forgive you also;

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 →

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