Ephesians 4:32

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven 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 ¶ Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 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.
• 2 Cor 2:10 : 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;
• 1 Pet 3:8-9 : 8 ¶ Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous: 9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
• Matt 6:14-15 : 14 ‹For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:› 15 ‹But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.›
• Eph 5:1 : 1 ¶ Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
• 1 Cor 13:4 : 4 ¶ Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
• Luke 17:4 : 4 ‹And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.›
• Mark 11:25 : 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.›
• Luke 6:35 : 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.›
• Luke 6:37 : 37 ¶ ‹Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:›
• Matt 18:21-35 : 21 ¶ Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, ‹I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.› 23 ‹Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.› 24 ‹And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.› 25 ‹But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.› 26 ‹The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.› 27 ‹Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.› 28 ‹But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took› [him] ‹by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.› 29 ‹And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.› 30 ‹And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.› 31 ‹So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.› 32 ‹Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:› 33 ‹Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?› 34 ‹And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.› 35 ‹So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.›
• Matt 6:12 : 12 ‹And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.›
• Jas 5:11 : 11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
• 2 Cor 2:7 : 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 Cor 6:6 : 6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
• 2 Pet 1:7 : 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
• 1 John 1:9 : 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
• 1 John 2:12 : 12 ¶ I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
• Prov 19:22 : 22 ¶ The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
• Gen 50:17-18 : 17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. 18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we [be] thy servants.
• Ruth 2:20 : 20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed [be] he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man [is] near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
• Ps 112:4-5 : 4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: [he is] gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. 5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
• Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
• Ps 145:9 : 9 The LORD [is] good to all: and his tender mercies [are] over all his works.
• Luke 1:78 : 78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
• Acts 28:2 : 2 And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
• Rom 12:10 : 10 [Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
• Rom 12:20-21 : 20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
• Luke 11:4 : 4 ‹And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.›
• Prov 12:10 : 10 ¶ A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
• Isa 57:1 : 1 ¶ The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].