THEOSISEphesians 4:32Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And be ye kind one to another: merciful, forgiving one another, even as God hath forgiven you in Christ.
γινεσθε δε εις αλληλους χρηστοι ευσπλαγχνοι χαριζομενοι εαυτοις καθως και ο θεος εν χριστω εχαρισατο ημιν
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Col 3:12Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience:
- Col 3:13Bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if any have a complaint against another. Even as the Lord hath forgiven you, so do you also.
- Matt 6:14For if you will forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father will forgive you also your offences.
- Matt 6:15But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your offences.
- Mark 11:25And when you shall stand to pray, forgive, if you have aught against any man: that your Father also, who is in heaven, may forgive you your sins.
- 1 Pet 3:8And in fine, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, being lovers of the brotherhood, merciful, modest, humble:
- 1 Pet 3:9Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing: for unto this are you called, that you may inherit a blessing.
- 2 Cor 2:10And to whom you have pardoned any thing, I also. For, what I have pardoned, if I have pardoned any thing, for your sakes have I done it in the person of Christ:
The original text
Greek text, 16 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- γίνεσθεginestheI come into beingG1096 · γίνομαι
- δὲdebutG1161 · δέ
- εἰςeisintoG1519 · εἰς
- ἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherG240 · ἀλλήλων
- χρηστοίchrēstoiusefulG5543 · χρηστός
- εὔσπλαγχνοιeusplanchnoitender-heartedG2155 · εὔσπλαγχνος
- χαριζόμενοιcharizomenoiI show favor toG5483 · χαρίζω
- ἑαυτοῖςheautoishimselfG1438 · ἑαυτοῦ
- καθὼςkathōsjust asG2531 · καθώς
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- ΘεὸςtheosGodG2316 · θεός
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- ΧριστῷchristōanointedG5547 · Χριστός
- ἐχαρίσατοecharisatoI show favor toG5483 · χαρίζω
- ὑμῖνhyminyouG4771 · σύ