Ephesians 4:32
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
King James Version
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.
KindnessGrace Seeking Strength
What this verse means
Forgiveness is commanded on the basis of how much we have been forgiven.
A short prayer
Lord, I have been forgiven much. Help me pass that kindness on — especially to one person today.
Read in context — Ephesians 4
30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
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.
Related verses
“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”Deuteronomy 6:5
“And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”Ecclesiastes 4:12
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,”Ephesians 3:20
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.”Ephesians 6:10
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”Ephesians 6:11
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