Ephesians 4:32 ESV

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 4:1-32

Ephesians 4:1-2 . I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you a pathetic argument, for if I hear of discords among you it will add affliction to my bonds; that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called. We are called with a holy calling, according to his purpose and grace. 2 Timothy 1:9. We are called to come out from among the wicked, and to regard the earth only as the land of our pilgrimage. 2 Corinthians 6:17. We are called with a high and holy calling as the sons... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ephesians 4:31-32

Ephesians 4:31-32And be ye kind one to another.The temper for the timesI. The extent of the duty enforced. It is not enough to abstain from acts of an unfriendly or hostile nature, but we should ever cherish that mild and amiable disposition which looks upon all men as friends till by their ingratitude or moral delinquency they have shown themselves to be unworthy of our friendship or good esteem.1. One who is kindly disposed, either by nature or by grace, will be at all times ready to do a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ephesians 4:32

32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Ver. 32. And be ye kind ] χρηστοι . Sweet natured, facile, and fair conditioned; as Cranmer, whose gentleness in pardoning wrongs was such, as it grew to a common proverb, Do my Lord of Canterbury a displeasure, and then you may be sure to have him your friend while he liveth. He never raged so far with any of his household servants, as once to call the meanest of them... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ephesians 4:32

kind: Ruth 2:20, Psalms 112:4, Psalms 112:5, Psalms 112:9, Proverbs 19:22, Isaiah 57:1, *marg. Luke 6:35, Acts 28:2, Romans 12:10, 1 Corinthians 13:4, 2 Corinthians 2:10, 2 Corinthians 6:6, Colossians 3:12, Colossians 3:13, 2 Peter 1:7 tenderhearted: Psalms 145:9, Proverbs 12:10, Luke 1:78, James 5:11 forgiving: Ephesians 5:1, Genesis 50:17, Genesis 50:18, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 18:21-Habakkuk :, Mark 11:25, Mark 11:26, Luke 6:37, Luke 11:4, Luke 17:4, Romans... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ephesians 4:32

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.As God, showing himself kind and tenderhearted in the highest degree, hath forgiven you. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:25-32

c. By putting off the (five) Gentile vices, Ephesians 4:25 to Ephesians 5:2 . The five Gentile vices here are: 1. Lying, Ephesians 4:25; 2. Anger, Ephesians 4:26-27; 3. Stealing, Ephesians 4:28; 4. Ribaldry, Ephesians 4:29-30; 5. Brawling, Ephesians 4:31; and Ephesians 5:1-2. To his warning against each vice St. Paul adds either its aggravation, as in 1 and 4; or a contrasted picture of the reverse virtue, as in 3 and 5. The contrast in Ephesians 4:5 is impressively extended. read more