Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
If you do get angry, you must stop sinning in your anger. Do not ever let the sun go down on your anger;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Holman Bible
Be angry and do not sin.
International Standard Version
"Be angry, yet do not sin." Do not let the sun set while you are still angry,
A Conservative Version
Be ye angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
American Standard Version
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Amplified
Be angry [at sin—at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], yet do not sin; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor allow it to] last until the sun goes down.
An Understandable Version
[Psa. 4:4 says], "Be angry [i.e., at wrongdoing. See Mark 3:5], but do not sin" [i.e., by harboring bitterness or retaliation]. Do not allow the sun to go down while you are still provoked.
Anderson New Testament
Be angry, and yet do not sin: let not the sun go down on your wrath,
Bible in Basic English
Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;
Common New Testament
Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
Daniel Mace New Testament
are you angry? have a care you don't sin. "let not the sun go down upon your wrath,"
Darby Translation
Be angry, and do not sin; let not the sun set upon your wrath,
Godbey New Testament
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your provocation:
Goodspeed New Testament
Be angry, but do not sin. The sun must not go down upon your anger;
John Wesley New Testament
Be ye angry, and sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
Julia Smith Translation
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your fit of anger:
King James 2000
Be angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun set on your anger,
Modern King James verseion
Be angry, and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down upon your wrath,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be angry, but sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
Moffatt New Testament
Be angry but do not sin; never let the sun set upon your exasperation,
Montgomery New Testament
"Be angry and sin not"; let not the sun go down upon your anger.
NET Bible
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.
New Heart English Bible
"Be angry, and do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
Noyes New Testament
"Be angry, and sin not;" let not the sun go down upon your wrath;
Sawyer New Testament
Be angry and sin not; let not the sun go down on your wrath,
The Emphasized Bible
Be ye angry, and not committing sin, let not the sun be going down upon your angry mood,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Are ye provoked; and do you not sin? let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Twentieth Century New Testament
'Be angry, yet do not sin.' Do not let the sun go down upon your anger;
Webster
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Weymouth New Testament
If angry, beware of sinning. Let not your irritation last until the sun goes down;
World English Bible
"Be angry, and don't sin." Don't let the sun go down on your wrath,
Worrell New Testament
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath;
Worsley New Testament
Be angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath;
Youngs Literal Translation
be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
Themes
Adversary » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Duty of resisting
Anger » Should not betray us into sin
Christian conduct » Subduing the temper
Satan » Tempts men vanquished by men » Resistance to
Serpent » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Duty of resisting
Tempter » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Duty of resisting
Topics
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References
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 4:26
Images Ephesians 4:26
Prayers for Ephesians 4:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Old Behavior, New Behavior, And Motivation
25 So you must lay aside falsehood and each of you practice telling the truth to his neighbor, for we are parts of one another. 26 If you do get angry, you must stop sinning in your anger. Do not ever let the sun go down on your anger; 27 stop giving the devil a chance.
Cross References
Mark 3:5
So Jesus looked around at them in anger, because He was pained over their stubbornness of mind, and said to the man, "Hold out your hand." And he held it out, and his hand was cured.
Romans 12:19-21
Stop taking revenge on one another, beloved, but leave a place for God's anger, for the Scripture says, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will pay them back, says the Lord."
Ephesians 4:31-32
You must remove all bitterness, rage, anger, loud threats, and insults, with all malice.
James 1:19
You must understand this, my dearly loved brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to get angry;
Matthew 5:22
But I say to you: "Everyone who harbors malice against his brother, will have to answer to the court, and whoever speaks contemptuously to his brother, will have to answer to the supreme court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You cursed fool? will have to pay the penalty in the pit of torture.
Mark 10:14
When Jesus saw it, He was indignant, and said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them from it, for to such as these the kingdom of God belongs.