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Ephesians 4:32 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Ephesians 4:32Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 4:3215 words
GreekMeaning
γίνεσθεginesthe
do beverbG1096
εἰςeis
nowprepositionG1519
ἀλλήλουςallēlous
topronounG240
χρηστοίchrēstoi
one anotheradjectiveG5543
εὔσπλαγχνοιeusplanchnoi
kindadjectiveG2155
χαριζόμενοιcharizomenoi
tender-heartedverbG5483
ἑαυτοῖςheautois
forgivingpronounG1438
καθὼςkathōs
each otherwordG2531
καὶkai
even asadverbG2532
ho
alsoarticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἐνen
GodprepositionG1722
ΧριστῷChristō
innounG5547
ἐχαρίσατοecharisato
ChristverbG5483
ὑμῖνhymin
forgavepronounG4771
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 4:32

If we are to attain to the kingdom of Heaven, it is not enough to abandon wickedness, but there must be abundant practice of that which is good also. To be delivered indeed from hell we must abstain from wickedness; but to attain to the kingdom we must cleave fast to virtue. Do you not know that even in the tribunals of the heathen, when examination is made of men's deeds, and the whole city is assembled, this is the case? Nay, there was an ancient custom among the heathen,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 16 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Forgive as Christ Forgave
Christ forgave me while I was still sinning, still destroying things, still running away. That's the standard. Not waiting for the person to deserve it, not forgiving only when they apologize - forgiv...
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