What Ephesians 4:32 Means
Ephesians 4:32
“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”Ephesians 4:32 (KJV)
What Ephesians 4:32 means
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. The standard for how we forgive is how we have been forgiven, and that standard is boundless. Kindness and forgiveness are not favors we grant the deserving but overflow from the mercy we ourselves received at the cross.
Ephesians 4:32 in different translations
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.
World English Bible (WEB)And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
American Standard Version (ASV)and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32 in context
31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
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Father, thank You for Ephesians 4:32. Let this word be more than ink to me; write it on my heart, and help me to believe it and live it today. In Jesus' name, amen.
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