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Ephesians 4:2-3,32 - Compare All Versions

Ephesians 4:2-3 NIV (New International Version)

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:32 NIV (New International Version)

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

Ephesians 4:2-3 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:32 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 4:2-3 NLT (New Living Translation)

Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.

Ephesians 4:32 NLT (New Living Translation)

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

Ephesians 4:2-3 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

with all humility  and gentleness, with patience,  bearing  with one another in love,  making every effort to keep the unity  of the Spirit  through the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:32 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

And be kind  and compassionate  to one another, forgiving  one another, just as God also forgave you  in Christ.

Ephesians 4:2-3 KJV (King James Version)

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:32 KJV (King James Version)

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Ephesians 4:2-3 NKJV (New King James Version)

with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:32 NKJV (New King James Version)

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 4:1-3 MSG (The Message)

In light of all this, here’s what I want you to do. While I’m locked up here, a prisoner for the Master, I want you to get out there and walk—better yet, run!—on the road God called you to travel. I don’t want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don’t want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.

Ephesians 4:31-32 MSG (The Message)

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 4:2-3 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:32 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.

Ephesians 4:2-3 AMP (Amplified Bible)

with all humility [forsaking self-righteousness], and gentleness [maintaining self-control], with patience, bearing with one another in [unselfish] love. Make every effort to keep the oneness of the Spirit in the bond of peace [each individual working together to make the whole successful].

Ephesians 4:32 AMP (Amplified Bible)

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 4:2-3 NET (New English Translation)

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:32 NET (New English Translation)

Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.