Ephesians 4:32

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Summary

Ephesians 4:32

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

Kind

Tender-hearted

Proverbs 12:10

Luke 1:78

James 5:11

General references

Deuteronomy 15:15

Matthew 6:14

1 John 4:11

Bible References

Kind

And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, May the blessing of the Lord, who has at all times been kind to the living and to the dead, be on him. And Naomi said to her, The man is of our family, one of our near relations.

For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.

The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace.

And the simple people living there were uncommonly kind to us, for they made a fire for us, and took us in, because it was raining and cold.

Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;

Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;

But if you give forgiveness to anyone, I do the same: for if I have given forgiveness for anything, I have done it because of you, in the person of Christ;

In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,

As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;

And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself.

Tender-hearted

An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,

We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubles through which he went and have seen that the Lord was full of pity and mercy in the end.

General references

And keep in mind that you yourself were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God made you free: so I give you this order today.

For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven.

My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.