Ephesians 4:32

Geneva Bible (1560)

Be ye courteous one to another, & tender hearted, freely forgiuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake, freely forgaue you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Γίνεσθε δὲ εἰς ἀλλήλους χρηστοί, εὔσπλαγχνοι, χαριζόμενοι ἑαυτοῖς, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Θεὸς ἐν Χριστῷ ἐχαρίσατο ὑμῖν.

Transliteration

Be ginesthe de toward one another chrēstoi, eusplagchnoi, charizomenoi to yourselves, kathōs also the Theos in Christō echarisato to you.

Grammar Details

• *ginesthe*: present middle/passive imperative, 2nd plural - become/be
• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and
• *chrēstoi*: nominative masculine plural - kind
• *eusplagchnoi*: nominative masculine plural - tenderhearted
• *charizomenoi*: present middle participle, nominative masculine plural - forgiving
• *kathōs*: adverb - just as/even as
• *Theos*: nominative masculine singular - God
• *Christō*: dative masculine singular - in Christ
• *echarisato*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - forgave/showed favor

Word Meanings

• *ginesthe*: become/be
• *chrēstoi*: kind/good/gracious
• *eusplagchnoi*: tenderhearted/compassionate
• *charizomenoi*: forgiving/showing favor to
• *Theos*: God/deity
• *echarisato*: forgave/showed favor/graciously gave

Referenced Verses

• Col 3:12-13 : 12 Now therfore as the elect of God holy and beloued, put on the bowels of mercies, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde, meekenesse, long suffering: 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiuing one another, if any man haue a quarel to another: euen as Christ forgaue, euen so doe ye.
• 2 Cor 2:10 : 10 To whome yee forgiue any thing, I forgiue also: for verely if I forgaue any thing, to whome I forgaue it, for your sakes forgaue I it in the sight of Christ,
• 1 Pet 3:8-9 : 8 Finally, be ye all of one minde: one suffer with another: loue as brethren: bee pitifull: bee courteous, 9 Not rendring euil for euill, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrarywise blesse, knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should be heires of blessing.
• Matt 6:14-15 : 14 For if ye doe forgiue men their trespasses, your heauenly Father will also forgiue you. 15 But if ye do not forgiue men their trespasses,, no more will your father forgiue you your trespaces.
• Eph 5:1 : 1 Bee yee therefore followers of God, as deare children,
• 1 Cor 13:4 : 4 Loue suffreth long: it is bountifull: loue enuieth not: loue doeth not boast it selfe: it is not puffed vp:
• Luke 17:4 : 4 And though he sinne against thee seuen times in a day, and seuen times in a day turne againe to thee, saying, It repenteth mee, thou shalt forgiue him.
• Mark 11:25 : 25 But when ye shall stand, and pray, forgiue, if ye haue any thing against any man, that your Father also which is in heauen, may forgiue you your trespasses.
• Luke 6:35 : 35 Wherefore loue ye your enemies, and doe good, and lend, looking for nothing againe, and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the children of the most High: for he is kinde vnto the vnkinde, and to the euill.
• Luke 6:37 : 37 Iudge not, and ye shal not be iudged: condemne not, and ye shall not bee condemned: forgiue, and ye shalbe forgiuen.
• Matt 18:21-35 : 21 Then came Peter to him, & said, Master, howe oft shall my brother sinne against me, and I shall forgiue him? vnto seuen times? 22 Iesus said vnto him, I say not to thee, Vnto seuen times, but, Vnto seuentie times seuen times. 23 Thereefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine King, which would take an account of his seruants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought vnto him, which ought him ten thousand talents. 25 And because he had nothing to pay, his Lord commanded him to be solde, and his wife, and his children, and all that he had, and the dette to be payed. 26 The seruant therefore fell downe, and worshipped him, saying, Lorde, refraine thine anger toward me, and I will pay thee all. 27 Then that seruants Lord had compassion, and loosed him, and forgaue him the dette. 28 But when the seruant was departed, hee found one of his felow seruants, which ought him an hundred pence, & he layde hands on him, and thratled him, saying, Pay me that thou owest. 29 Then his fellow seruant fell downe at his feete, and besought him, saying, Refraine thine anger towards me, and I will pay thee all. 30 Yet he would not, but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the dette. 31 And when his other felowe seruants sawe what was done, they were very sory, & came, and declared vnto their Lord all that was done. 32 Then his Lord called him vnto him, and sayd to him, O euil seruant, I forgaue thee all that dette, because thou prayedst me. 33 Oughtest not thou also to haue had pitie on thy fellowe seruant, euen as I had pitie on thee? 34 So his Lord was wroth, and deliuered him to the tormentours, till he should pay all that was due to him. 35 So likewise shall mine heauenly Father doe vnto you, except ye forgiue from your hearts, eche one to his brother their trespasses.
• Matt 6:12 : 12 And forgiue vs our dettes, as we also forgiue our detters.
• Jas 5:11 : 11 Beholde, we count them blessed which endure. Ye haue heard of the patience of Iob, and haue knowen what ende the Lord made. For the Lord is very pitifull and mercifull.
• 2 Cor 2:7 : 7 So that nowe contrariwise yee ought rather to forgiue him, and comfort him, lest the same shoulde bee swalowed vp with ouermuch heauinesse.
• 2 Cor 6:6 : 6 By watchings, by fastings, by puritie, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindnesse, by the holy Ghost, by loue vnfained,
• 2 Pet 1:7 : 7 And with godlines, brotherly kindnes: and with brotherly kindnes, loue.
• 1 John 1:9 : 9 If we acknowledge our sinnes, he is faithfull and iust, to forgiue vs our sinnes, & to clense vs from all vnrighteousnes.
• 1 John 2:12 : 12 Litle children, I write vnto you, because your sinnes are forgiuen you for his Names sake.
• Prov 19:22 : 22 That that is to be desired of a man, is his goodnes, and a poore man is better then a lyer.
• Gen 50:17-18 : 17 Thus shal ye say vnto Ioseph, Forgiue now, I pray thee, the trespasse of thy brethren, and their sinne: for they rewarded thee euil; nowe, we pray thee, forgiue the trespasse of the seruants of thy fathers God; Ioseph wept, when they spake vnto him. 18 Also his brethren came vnto him, and fell downe before his face, and sayde, Beholde, we be thy seruants.
• Ruth 2:20 : 20 And Naomi said vnto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lorde: for he ceaseth not to doe good to the liuing and to the dead. Againe Naomi saide vnto her, The man is neere vnto vs, and of our affinitie.
• Ps 112:4-5 : 4 Vnto the righteous ariseth light in darkenes: he is merciful & full of copassion & righteous. 5 A good man is mercifull and lendeth, and will measure his affaires by iudgement.
• Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath distributed and giuen to ye poore: his righteousnesse remaineth for euer: his horne shalbe exalted with glory.
• Ps 145:9 : 9 The Lord is good to all, and his mercies are ouer all his workes.
• Luke 1:78 : 78 Through ye tender mercy of our God, wherby the day spring from an hie hath visited vs,
• Acts 28:2 : 2 And the Barbarians shewed vs no litle kindnesse: for they kindled a fire, and receiued vs euery one, because of the present showre, and because of the colde.
• Rom 12:10 : 10 Be affectioned to loue one another with brotherly loue. In giuing honour, goe one before another,
• Rom 12:20-21 : 20 Therefore, if thine enemie hunger, feede him: if he thirst, giue him drinke: for in so doing, thou shalt heape coales of fire on his head. 21 Bee not ouercome of euill, but ouercome euill with goodnesse.
• Luke 11:4 : 4 And forgiue vs our sinnes: for euen we forgiue euery man that is indetted to vs: And leade vs not into temptation: but deliuer vs from euill.
• Prov 12:10 : 10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the mercies of the wicked are cruell.
• Isa 57:1 : 1 The righteous perisheth, and no man considereth it in heart: and mercifull men are taken away, and no man vnderstandeth that the righteous is taken away from the euill to come.