Ephesians 4:32
Strong's Lexicon
Be
γίνεσθε (ginesthe)
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

kind
χρηστοί (chrēstoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5543: Useful, gentle, pleasant, kind. From chraomai; employed, i.e. useful.

[and] tender-hearted
εὔσπλαγχνοι (eusplanchnoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2155: Tender-hearted, merciful, compassionate. From eu and splagchnon; well compassioned, i.e. Sympathetic.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

one another,
ἀλλήλους (allēlous)
Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 240: One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.

forgiving
χαριζόμενοι (charizomenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5483: (a) To show favor to, (b) To pardon, forgive, (c) To show kindness.

each other
ἑαυτοῖς (heautois)
Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1438: Himself, herself, itself.

just
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

as
καθὼς (kathōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

Christ
Χριστῷ (Christō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

God
Θεὸς (Theos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

forgave
ἐχαρίσατο (echarisato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5483: (a) To show favor to, (b) To pardon, forgive, (c) To show kindness.

you.
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Young's Literal Translation
and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

New American Standard Bible
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.

King James Bible
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving {5746} one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

New Living Translation
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

English Standard Version
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

New American Standard Bible
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.

King James Bible
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

International Standard Version
And be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another just as God has forgiven you in the Messiah.

NET Bible
Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

American Standard Version
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

English Revised Version
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

Young's Literal Translation
and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.
















Cross References
2 Samuel 7:21
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Matthew 6:14
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

Matthew 18:33
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

1 Corinthians 13:4
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

2 Corinthians 2:7
So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

2 Corinthians 2:10
To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;

Ephesians 5:1
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

Colossians 3:12
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

Colossians 3:13
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

1 Peter 3:8
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
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