Ephesians 4:26 Be you angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down on your wrath: My grandfather, who was a very affectionate, but a passionate man, one Friday fell out with his brother, and both went home in a rage. Toward evening (the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath), his wife made her preparations for keeping holy time, but noticed that he did not light the customary lamp. She addressed him, but he paced the room in silence and evident distress of mind. "See," said my grandmother at length, "the stars are already in the Lord's firmament, and our Sabbath lamp is still dark." My grandfather then took his hat and staff, and with visible perturbation hurried out of the house; but in a few minutes he returned with tears of joy in his eyes. "Now, my beloved Rebecca," cries he, "now I am ready." He offered up the prayer, and with evident feelings of delight kindled the lamp. He afterwards made known his dispute in the morning, adding, "it was not possible for me to offer up the prayer and light the lamp before I was reconciled with Isaac" (that was his brother's name). "But how came it to pass that you returned so quickly?" "Why," said he, "Isaac, like me, could not rear — it was with him as it was with me — he also could not enter upon the Sabbath without being reconciled. We met each other in the street — he was coming to me, I was going to him — we fell into each other's arms, weeping." (Dr. Capadose.) Parallel Verses KJV: Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:WEB: "Be angry, and don't sin." Don't let the sun go down on your wrath, |
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