Ephesians 4:32
KJV—And be ye kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even
as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
NIV—Be kind and compassionate to one
another, forgiving each other, just as in
Christ God forgave you.
Amp—And become useful and helpful
and kind to one another, tenderhearted
(compassionate, understanding, loving hearted),
forgiving one another [readily
and freely], as God in Christ forgave you.
Weymouth—On the contrary, learn to be
kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving
one another, just as God in Christ has
also forgiven you.
Ephesians 5:1
KJV—Be ye therefore followers of God,
as dear children.
Amp—Therefore be imitators of God—
copy Him and follow His example—as well beloved
children [imitate their father].
Ephesians 5:21
KJV—Submitting yourselves one to another
in the fear of God.
NIV—Submit to one another out of reverence
for Christ.
Amp—Be subject to one another out
of reverence for Christ, the Messiah, the
Anointed One.
Philippians 1:9-11
NKJV—And this I pray, that your love may
abound still more and more in knowledge
and all discernment, that you may approve
the things that are excellent, that you may
be sincere and without offense till the day
of Christ, being filled with the fruits of
righteousness which are by Jesus Christ,
to the glory and praise of God.
NIV—And this is my prayer: that your
love may abound more and more in knowledge
and depth of insight, so that you
may be able to discern what is best and
may be pure and blameless until the day
of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness
that comes through Jesus Christ—to
the glory and praise of God.
Amp—And this I pray, that your love may
abound yet more and more and extend
to its fullest development in knowledge
and all keen insight—that is, that your
love may [display itself in] greater depth
of acquaintance and more comprehensive
discernment; so that you may surely learn
to sense what is vital, and approve and
prize what is excellent and of real value—
recognizing the highest and the best, and
distinguishing the moral differences; and
that you may be untainted and pure and
unerring and blameless, that—with hearts
sincere and certain and unsullied—you may
[approach] the day of Christ, not stumbling
nor causing others to stumble. May you
abound in and be filled with the fruits of
righteousness (of right standing with God
and right doing) which come through Jesus
Christ, the Anointed One, to the honor and
praise of God—that His glory may be both
manifested and recognized.
Weymouth—And it is my prayer that your
love may be more and more accompanied
by clear knowledge and keen perception for
testing things that differ, so that you may
be men of transparent character, and may
be blameless, in preparation for the day
of Christ, being filled with those fruits of
righteousness which come through Jesus
Christ—to the glory and praise of God.
Kenneth Copeland Ministries
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