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Ephesians 4:31 — King James Version← Study notes

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:


Ephesians 4:31Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 4:3116 words
GreekMeaning
πᾶσαpasa
AlladjectiveG3956
πικρίαpikria
bitternessnounG4088
καὶkai
andwordG2532
θυμὸςthymos
ragenounG2372
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὀργὴorgē
angernounG3709
καὶkai
andwordG2532
κραυγὴkraugē
clamornounG2906
καὶkai
andwordG2532
βλασφημίαblasphēmia
slandernounG988
ἀρθήτωarthētō
should be removedverbG142
ἀφ’aph’
fromprepositionG575
ὑμῶνhymōn
youpronounG4771
σὺνsyn
along withprepositionG4862
πάσῃpasē
alladjectiveG3956
κακίᾳkakia
malicenounG2549
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 4:31

As bees will never settle down in an unclean vessel — and this is the reason why those who are skilled in these matters sprinkle the spot with perfumes, and scented ointments, and sweet odors; and the wicker baskets also, in which they will have to settle as soon as they come out of the hives they sprinkle with fragrant wines, and all other sweets, that there may be no noisome smell to annoy them, and drive them away again — so in truth is it also with the Holy Spirit. Our…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 15 on Ephesians
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