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Ephesians 4:25–31

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25Wherefore kputting away lying, uspeak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are wmembers one of another. 26xBe ye angry, and sin not: ylet not zthe sun go down upon your wrath: 27Neither agive place to the devil. 28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather blet him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, cthat he may have ||to give dto him that needeth. 29eLet no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good ||fto the use of edifying, that it may minister ggrace unto the hearers. 30And higrieve not hkthe holy Spirit of God, lwhereby ye are sealed unto the day of mredemption. 31Let all nbitterness, and owrath, and oanger, and clamour, and opevil speaking, be put away from you, with all oqmalice:

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Ephesians 4:30: And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Footnotes

  1. kCol. 3:8. So ver. 25. Heb. 12:1. James 1:21. 1 Pet. 2:1 in the Gk. So Col. 2:11. & 3:9.
  2. uZech. 8:16. So ver. 15. Col. 3:9.
  3. xCited from Ps. 4:4 (Gk.).
  4. ySo Ps. 37:8.
  5. aEcclus. 4:5 (Gk.). So James 4:7. 1 Pet. 5:9.
  6. bActs 20:35. So 1 Thess. 4:11. 2 Thess. 3:8, 11, 12.
  7. cProv. 21:26. See Rom. 12:13. Comp. Tit. 3:14.
  8. ||Or, to distribute. See Rom. 12:8 marg.
  9. eComp. Matt. 12:34–37. So ch. 5:4. Col. 3:8.
  10. ||Or, to edify profitably. See rather Phil. 4:16.
  11. fSee 1 Thess. 5:11.
  12. hIsai. 63:10. Comp. Heb. 10:29.
  13. iEzek. 16:43 (Gk.). So Ps. 78:40. Isai. 7:13. See Gen 6:6.
  14. hIsai. 63:10. Comp. Heb. 10:29.
  15. lSo ch. 1:13. See John 6:27.
  16. mSee ch. 1:14.
  17. nSo Col. 3:19.
  18. oCol. 3:8 (Gk.).
  19. oCol. 3:8 (Gk.).
  20. oCol. 3:8 (Gk.).
  21. pMatt. 15:19. Mark 7:22. 1 Tim. 6:4 in the Gk. So Tit. 3:2. Comp. James 4:11. 1 Pet. 2:1.
  22. oCol. 3:8 (Gk.).
  23. qSee Rom. 1:29.

Cross references

  1. wRom. 12:5.
  2. zDeut. 24:15.
  3. dLuke 3:11.
  4. gEccles. 10:12. Ecclus. 21:16. Col. 3:16? & 4:6.
  5. kPs. 51:11. 1 Thess. 5:19.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, putting away lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another. Be angry and do not sin. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger, and don’t give the devil an opportunity. Let the thief no longer steal. Instead, he is to do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need. No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear. And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by him for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander be removed from you, along with all malice.

NLTNew Living Translation

So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.

If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need. Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore, putting aside the lie, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are members of one another. Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun set on your anger, nor give place to the devil. The one who steals must steal no longer, but instead must labor, working with his own hands what is good, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need. No rotten word must proceed from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear, and do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. All bitterness, and rage, and wrath, and clamor, and abusive speech, must be removed from you, together with all wickedness.