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Ephesians 4:32

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4:32Instead,35 be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.36

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  1. 35 Although most witnesses have either δέ (de; 𝔓49 א A D2 Ψ 33 1739mg 𝔐 lat) or οὖν (oun; D* F G 1175) here, a few important lack a conjunction (𝔓46 B 0278 6 1739* 1881). If either conjunction were originally in the text, it is difficult to explain how the asyndetic construction could have arisen (although the dropping of δέ could have occurred via homoioteleuton). Further, although Hellenistic Greek rarely joined sentences without a conjunction, such does occur in the corpus Paulinum on occasion, especially to underscore a somber point. “Instead” has been supplied in the translation because of stylistic requirements, not textual basis. places δέ in brackets, indicating some doubt as to its authenticity.
  2. 36 Or “forgiving.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

NLTNew Living Translation

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Become kind toward one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ has forgiven you.

KJV 1900King James Version

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