King James Version
Ephesians 4:32 in the King James Version says “And be ye kind one to another , tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.” — study this verse from Ephesians chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And be ye kind one to another , tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
Ephesians 4:32 · King James Version
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
And be ye kind one to another , tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
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“be”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“one to another”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“forgiving”
G5483to grant as a favor, i.e., gratuitously, in kindness, pardon or rescue
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
“forgiving”
G5483to grant as a favor, i.e., gratuitously, in kindness, pardon or rescue
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