Ephesians 4:26,31 - Compare All Versions
Ephesians 4:26 NIV (New International Version)
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry
Ephesians 4:31 NIV (New International Version)
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
Ephesians 4:26 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger
Ephesians 4:31 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
Ephesians 4:26 NLT (New Living Translation)
And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry
Ephesians 4:31 NLT (New Living Translation)
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.
Ephesians 4:26 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Be angry and do not sin. , Don’t let the sun go down on your anger
Ephesians 4:31 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Let all bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander be removed from you, along with all malice.
Ephesians 4:26 KJV (King James Version)
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath
Ephesians 4:31 KJV (King James Version)
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice
Ephesians 4:26 NKJV (New King James Version)
“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath
Ephesians 4:31 NKJV (New King James Version)
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
Ephesians 4:26-27 MSG (The Message)
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 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 4:26 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
BE ANGRY, AND ; do not let the sun go down on your anger
Ephesians 4:31 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
All bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.
Ephesians 4:26 AMP (Amplified Bible)
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 AMP (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].
Ephesians 4:26 NET (New English Translation)
Be angry and do not sin ; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.
Ephesians 4:31 NET (New English Translation)
You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk.