Ephesians 4:32 (YLT)

Passage

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 4:30 and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.

Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,

Ephesians 4:32 and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "become", "another", "kind", "tender-hearted", "forgiving", "christ", and "forgive". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "become" and "another", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger...", giving immediate footing for "become" and "another". In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "become" and "another" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.