31 (A)Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, [a]clamor, and (B)evil speaking be put away from you, (C)with all malice. 32 And (D)be kind to one another, tenderhearted, (E)forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Walk in Love

Therefore(F) be imitators of God as dear (G)children. And (H)walk in love, (I)as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God (J)for a sweet-smelling aroma.

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:31 loud quarreling

31 πασα πικρια και θυμος και οργη και κραυγη και βλασφημια αρθητω αφ υμων συν παση κακια

32 γινεσθε δε εις αλληλους χρηστοι ευσπλαγχνοι χαριζομενοι εαυτοις καθως και ο θεος εν χριστω εχαρισατο υμιν

γινεσθε ουν μιμηται του θεου ως τεκνα αγαπητα

και περιπατειτε εν αγαπη καθως και ο χριστος ηγαπησεν ημας και παρεδωκεν εαυτον υπερ ημων προσφοραν και θυσιαν τω θεω εις οσμην ευωδιας

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,

32 and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

31 (A)All bitterness, wrath, anger, [a]clamor, and slander must be (B)removed from you, along with all (C)malice. 32 (D)Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, (E)just as God in Christ also has forgiven [b]you.

Be Imitators of God

(F)Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and (G)walk in love, just as Christ also (H)loved [c]you and (I)gave Himself up for us, an (J)offering and a sacrifice to God [d]as a (K)fragrant aroma.

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:31 Or shouting
  2. Ephesians 4:32 Two early mss us
  3. Ephesians 5:2 One early ms us
  4. Ephesians 5:2 Lit for an odor of fragrance