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Ephesians 4:32

Forgiving othersMercy and compassionForgivenessLove for others

30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

31 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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BSB
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
KJV
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
WEB
And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
ASV
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
DARBY
and be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving one another, so as God also in Christ has forgiven you.
BLB
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as also God in Christ forgave you⁺.
ÅB
men vær gode mot hverandre, barmhjertige, så dere tilgir hverandre, slik som Gud har tilgitt dere i Kristus!
OTB
Vær vennlige og barmhjertige mot hverandre, tilgi hverandre, slik som Gud i Kristus tilga dere.
B1930
men vær gode mot hverandre, barmhjertige, så I tilgir hverandre, likesom Gud har tilgitt eder i Kristus!

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Cross references

  • Colossians 3:12–13

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

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  • Matthew 6:14–15

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

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  • Mark 11:25

    And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

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  • 1 Peter 3:8–9

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

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  • 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;

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  • Ephesians 5:1

    Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

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  • Luke 6:37

    Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

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  • Luke 6:35

    But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

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