Focused Passage

Ephesians 4:25-32

Walking Worthy: Unity, Maturity, and the New Life in Christ

Paul moves from the call to walk worthy in Spirit-given unity, to Christ's gift of leaders for body maturity, to the command to reject the old Gentile life and put on the new self in truthful, holy, grace-filled community.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

27and do not give the devil a foothold.

28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

29Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 25

Original words

ThereforeΔιὸG1352Conjunctioneach [of you]ἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularmust put offἀποθέμενοιG659Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularfalsehoodψεῦδοςG5579Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular[and] speakλαλεῖτεG2980Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluraltruthfullyἀλήθειανG225Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartoμετὰG3326PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularneighborπλησίονG4139AdverbforὅτιG3754Conjunctionwe are allἐσμὲνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralmembersμέληG3196Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralof one anotherἀλλήλωνG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 26

Original words

Be angryὈργίζεσθεG3710Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralyetκαὶG2532Conjunction{do} notμὴG3361AdverbsinἁμαρτάνετεG264Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural{Do} not {let}μὴG3361AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsunἥλιοςG2246Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsetἐπιδυέτωG1931Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularuponἐπὶG1909Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralangerπαροργισμῷG3950Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or “In your anger do not sin.” Psalm 4:4
Verse 27

Original words

[and] {do} notμηδὲG3366ConjunctiongiveδίδοτεG1325Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingulardevilδιαβόλῳG1228Adjective - Dative Masculine Singulara footholdτόπονG5117Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 28

Original words

He whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularhas been stealingκλέπτωνG2813Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularmust stealκλεπτέτωG2813Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singularno longerμηκέτιG3371AdverbbutδὲG1161Conjunction-μᾶλλονG3123Adverbmust workκοπιάτωG2872Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingulardoingἐργαζόμενοςG2038Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulargoodἀγαθόνG18Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularwithταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine Plural[his] ownἰδίαιςG2398Adjective - Dative Feminine PluralhandsχερσὶνG5495Noun - Dative Feminine PluralthatἵναG2443Conjunctionhe may have [something]ἔχῃG2192Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularto share withμεταδιδόναιG3330Verb - Present Infinitive Activethe [one]τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular[in]ἔχοντιG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularneedχρείανG5532Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 29

Original words

{Let} noμὴG3361Adverb. . .ΠᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularunwholesomeσαπρὸςG4550Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartalkλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcomeἐκπορευέσθωG1607Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularout ofἐκG1537PrepositionyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularmouthsστόματοςG4750Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctiononlyεἴG1487Conjunctionwhat isτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularhelpfulἀγαθὸςG18Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularforπρὸςG4314Prepositionbuilding upοἰκοδομὴνG3619Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularthe [one]τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularin needχρείαςG5532Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[and]ἵναG2443ConjunctionbringingδῷG1325Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingulargraceχάρινG5485Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto thoseτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Pluralwho listenἀκούουσινG191Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 30

Original words

AndΚαὶG2532Conjunction{do} notμὴG3361AdverbgrieveλυπεῖτεG3076Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularHolyἍγιονG40Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionwhomG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singularyou were sealedἐσφραγίσθητεG4972Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person PluralforεἰςG1519Preposition[the] dayἡμέρανG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof redemptionἀπολυτρώσεωςG629Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 31

Original words

Get rid ofἀρθήτωG142Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἀφ’G575Preposition. . .ὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralallΠᾶσαG3956Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularbitternessπικρίαG4088Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionrageθυμὸςG2372Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionangerὀργὴG3709Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionoutcryκραυγὴG2906Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionslanderβλασφημίαG988Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularalong withσὺνG4862Prepositionevery formπάσῃG3956Adjective - Dative Feminine Singularof maliceκακίᾳG2549Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 32

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionBeγίνεσθεG1096Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralkindχρηστοίG5543Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural[and] tenderheartedεὔσπλαγχνοιG2155Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraltoεἰςG1519Prepositionone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralforgivingχαριζόμενοιG5483Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluraleach otherἑαυτοῖςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluraljustκαὶG2532ConjunctionasκαθὼςG2531AdverbinἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularforgaveἐχαρίσατοG5483Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural

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