Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. New Living Translation Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. English Standard Version Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Berean Standard Bible Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Berean Literal Bible Let all bitterness, and rage, and anger, and clamor, and slander, be removed from you, along with all malice. King James Bible Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: New King James Version Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. New American Standard Bible All bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice. NASB 1995 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. NASB 1977 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Legacy Standard Bible Let all bitterness and anger and wrath and shouting and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Amplified Bible Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor [perpetual animosity, resentment, strife, fault-finding] and slander be put away from you, along with every kind of malice [all spitefulness, verbal abuse, malevolence]. Christian Standard Bible Let all bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander be removed from you, along with all malice. Holman Christian Standard Bible All bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice. American Standard Version Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: Contemporary English Version Stop being bitter and angry and mad at others. Don't yell at one another or curse each other or ever be rude. English Revised Version Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: GOD'S WORD® Translation Get rid of your bitterness, hot tempers, anger, loud quarreling, cursing, and hatred. Good News Translation Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and anger. No more shouting or insults, no more hateful feelings of any sort. International Standard Version Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, quarreling, and slander be put away from you, along with all hatred. Majority Standard Bible Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. NET Bible You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk. New Heart English Bible Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. Webster's Bible Translation Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: Weymouth New Testament Let all bitterness and all passionate feeling, all anger and loud insulting language, be unknown among you--and also every kind of malice. World English Bible Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionLet all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice, Berean Literal Bible Let all bitterness, and rage, and anger, and clamor, and slander, be removed from you, along with all malice. Young's Literal Translation Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice, Smith's Literal Translation Let all harshness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and slander, be put away from you, with all badness: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet all bitterness, and anger, and indignation, and clamour, and blasphemy, be put away from you, with all malice. Catholic Public Domain Version Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and outcry and blasphemy be taken away from you, along with all malice. New American Bible All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice. New Revised Standard Version Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet all bitterness and wrath, and anger, and clamouring and blasphemy be put away from you, together with all malice: Aramaic Bible in Plain English Let all bitterness, fury, rage, clamor, and insults be taken away from you with all wickedness, NT Translations Anderson New TestamentLet all bitterness and anger and wrath and clamor and impious speaking be put away from you, with all malice: Godbey New Testament Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and blasphemy, depart from you, with all evil. Haweis New Testament Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and scandal, be removed from you, with all malice: Mace New Testament banish all resentment and indignation, anger, vehemence, detraction, and every thing like malice. Weymouth New Testament Let all bitterness and all passionate feeling, all anger and loud insulting language, be unknown among you--and also every kind of malice. Worrell New Testament Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and reviling, be put away from you, with all wickedness; Worsley New Testament Let all bitterness, and wrath, and fury, and clamor, and calumny, be put away from you, with all malice: and be kind one to another, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context New Life in Christ …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.… Cross References Colossians 3:8 But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. James 1:19-20 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, / for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires. Matthew 5:22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell. Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Romans 12:19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” 1 Peter 2:1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Proverbs 14:29 A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly. 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Psalm 37:8 Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm. Titus 3:2 to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone. Proverbs 16:32 He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city. Matthew 15:18-19 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. / For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. Ecclesiastes 7:9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool. 1 John 3:15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer. Treasury of Scripture Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: bitterness. Psalm 64:3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: Romans 3:14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Colossians 3:8,19 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth… wrath. Ephesians 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Proverbs 14:17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. Proverbs 19:12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. clamour. 2 Samuel 19:43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. 2 Samuel 20:1,2 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel… Proverbs 29:9,22 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest… evil speaking. Leviticus 19:16 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD. 2 Samuel 19:27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes. Psalm 15:3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. with. Genesis 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. Genesis 27:41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. Genesis 37:4,21 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him… Jump to Previous Anger Bitter Bitterness Brawling Clamor Clamour Evil Evil-Speaking Feeling Insulting Kind Loud Malice Noise Outcry Passionate Rage Railing Rid Sharp Slander Speaking Unkind Unknown Words WrathJump to Next Anger Bitter Bitterness Brawling Clamor Clamour Evil Evil-Speaking Feeling Insulting Kind Loud Malice Noise Outcry Passionate Rage Railing Rid Sharp Slander Speaking Unkind Unknown Words WrathEphesians 4 1. He exhorts to unity;7. and declares that God therefore gives various gifts unto men; 11. that his church might be edified, 16. and grow up in Christ. 18. He calls them from the impurity of the Gentiles; 24. to put on the new man; 25. to cast off lying; 29. and corrupt communication. Get rid of The phrase "get rid of" is translated from the Greek word "airo," which means to lift up, take away, or remove. In the context of Ephesians, Paul is urging believers to actively and decisively remove these negative traits from their lives. This is not a passive suggestion but a call to action, emphasizing the believer's responsibility in the sanctification process. The historical context of the early church, surrounded by pagan practices and moral decay, underscores the need for Christians to stand apart by embodying Christ-like virtues. all bitterness rage and anger outcry and slander along with every form of malice (31) Let all bitterness.--There is a similar enumeration in the parallel passage, Colossians 3:8; and in all such catalogues in St. Paul's Epistles, while it is vain to seek for formal and elaborate system, there is always profound method and connection of idea. Here the first symptom of the temper forbidden is "bitterness," or sharpness--a word seldom used, and generally in half-poetical passages (see Acts 8:23; Romans 3:14; Hebrews 12:15)--that is, an acerbity of temper, ready to take offence and break out in anger. The next stage is "wrath and anger," that is, passionate outburst, and the deeper anger of which it is at once effect and cause. (Comp. Romans 2:8; Colossians 3:8; Revelation 19:15.) In these the smouldering bitterness kindles into flame. The last stage is "clamour and evil speaking"--"clamour" (used in this sense only here) being the loud fury of the first burst of wrath, passing into the more deliberate evil-speaking, as the temper cools down without losing its settled anger. . . . Verse 31. - Let all bitterness; not only in speech, but in mind, disposition, habit. And wrath and anger; nearly synonymous, but perhaps" wrath" is equivalent to the tumultuous excited state of mind, out of which comes anger, the settled feeling of dislike and enmity. And clamor and evil-speaking be put away from you; "clamor," equivalent to the loud noise of strife, the excited shouting down of opponents; "evil-speaking," the more deliberate habit of running down their character, exciting an evil feeling against them in the minds of others. With all malice; equivalent to wishing evil, whether in a more pronounced or in a latent and half-conscious form, whether expressing itself in the way of coarse malediction or lurking in a corner of the heart, as an evil spirit of which we should be ashamed; all are rags of the old man, as disgraceful to Christians as literal rags to a man of position; utterly unworthy of the regenerated child of God. Chrysostom, rather fancifully, treats them as a genealogy: "Bitterness bred wrath, wrath anger, anger clamor, clamor evil-speaking, which is railing."Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Get rid ofἀρθήτω (arthētō) Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 142: To raise, lift up, take away, remove. all Πᾶσα (Pasa) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. bitterness, πικρία (pikria) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 4088: Bitterness, harshness, hence met: an embittered (resentful) spirit. From pikros; acridity, literally or figuratively. rage θυμὸς (thymos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2372: An outburst of passion, wrath. From thuo; passion. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. anger, ὀργὴ (orgē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3709: From oregomai; properly, desire, i.e., violent passion (justifiable) abhorrence); by implication punishment. outcry κραυγὴ (kraugē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2906: (a) a shout, cry, clamor, (b) outcry, clamoring against another. From krazo; an outcry. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. slander, βλασφημία (blasphēmia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 988: Abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy. From blasphemos; vilification. along with σὺν (syn) Preposition Strong's 4862: With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together. every form πάσῃ (pasē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. of malice. κακίᾳ (kakia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 2549: From kakos; badness, i.e. depravity, or malignity, or trouble. Links Ephesians 4:31 NIVEphesians 4:31 NLT Ephesians 4:31 ESV Ephesians 4:31 NASB Ephesians 4:31 KJV Ephesians 4:31 BibleApps.com Ephesians 4:31 Biblia Paralela Ephesians 4:31 Chinese Bible Ephesians 4:31 French Bible Ephesians 4:31 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness wrath anger outcry (Ephes. Eph. Ep) |
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