Ephesians 4:26,31-32
Ephesians 4:26-27 The Message (MSG)
Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry—but don’t use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don’t stay angry. Don’t go to bed angry. Don’t give the Devil that kind of foothold in your life.
Ephesians 4:31-32-31-32 The Message (MSG)
Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:26 King James Version (KJV)
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath
Ephesians 4:31-32 King James Version (KJV)
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:26 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
BE ANGRY, AND yet DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger
Ephesians 4:31-32 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:26 New Century Version (NCV)
When you are angry, do not sin, and be sure to stop being angry before the end of the day.
Ephesians 4:31-32 New Century Version (NCV)
Do not be bitter or angry or mad. Never shout angrily or say things to hurt others. Never do anything evil. Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ.
Ephesians 4:26 American Standard Version (ASV)
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath
Ephesians 4:31-32 American Standard Version (ASV)
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:26 New International Version (NIV)
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry
Ephesians 4:31-32 New International Version (NIV)
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:26 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath
Ephesians 4:31-32 New King James Version (NKJV)
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:26 Amplified Bible (AMP)
BE ANGRY [at sin—at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], YET DO NOT SIN; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor allow it to] last until the sun goes down. [Ps 4:4]
Ephesians 4:31-32 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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]. Be kind and helpful to one another, tender-hearted [compassionate, understanding], forgiving one another [readily and freely], just as God in Christ also forgave you.
Ephesians 4:26 New Living Translation (NLT)
And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry
Ephesians 4:31-32 New Living Translation (NLT)
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:26 The Passion Translation (TPT)
But don’t let the passion of your emotions lead you to sin! Don’t let anger control you or be fuel for revenge, not for even a day.
Ephesians 4:31-32 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Lay aside bitter words, temper tantrums, revenge, profanity, and insults. But instead be kind and affectionate toward one another. Has God graciously forgiven you? Then graciously forgive one another in the depths of Christ’s love.
Ephesians 4:26 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger