11 translations · Greek
Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
- KJV King James Version
- And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
- ASV American Standard Version
- and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and become kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as God also forgave you in Christ.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Be kind and compassionate to each other, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.
- DBY Darby Translation
- and be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving one another, so as God also in Christ has forgiven you.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And be ye kind one to another; merciful, forgiving one another, even as God hath forgiven you in Christ.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| γίνεσθε | ginesthe | Be | G1096 γίνομαι to be |
| δὲ | de | — | G1161 δέ then |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 εἰς toward |
| ἀλλήλους | allēlous | one another | G240 ἀλλήλων one another |
| χρηστοί | chrēstoi | kind | G5543 χρηστός good/kind |
| εὔσπλαγχνοι | eusplanchnoi | [and] tenderhearted | G2155 εὔσπλαγχνος compassionate |
| χαριζόμενοι | charizomenoi | forgiving | G5483 χαρίζω to give grace |
| ἑαυτοῖς | heautois | each other | G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself |
| καθὼς | kathōs | as | G2531 καθώς as/just as |
| καὶ | kai | just | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| Χριστῷ | Christō | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| ἐχαρίσατο | echarisato | forgave | G5483 χαρίζω to give grace |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
Related verses
- Colossians 3:12–13
Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
- Matthew 6:14–15
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
- Mark 11:25
Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.
- 1 Peter 3:8–9
Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous, not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.
- 2 Corinthians 2:10
Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,
- Ephesians 5:1
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
- Luke 6:37
Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.
- Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
- Matthew 6:12
Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
- Luke 17:4
If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
30 Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.
32 And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
Read all of Ephesians 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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