Ephesians 4:29

Ephesians 4:29

27 ^anor give¹ place to the devil.

28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather ^alet him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something ^bto give him who has need.

29 ^aLet no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but ^bwhat is good for necessary edification, ^cthat it may impart grace to the hearers.

30 And ^ado not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

31 ^aLet all bitterness, wrath, anger,¹ clamor, and ^bevil speaking be put away from you, ^cwith all malice.

32 And ^abe kind to one another, tenderhearted, ^bforgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Corrupt (saprov). Rotten, putrid, like fruit (Matthew 7:17 f.), fish (Matthew 13:48), here the opposite of agaqov (good).

For edifying as the need may be (prov oikodomhn thv xreiav). "For the build-up of the need," "for supplying help when there is need." Let no other words come out.

That it may give (ina dw). For this elliptical use of ina see on Ephesians 5:33.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Ephesians 4:29:**

Luke 1:30
Acts 20:32
Ephesians 2:21
Ephesians 5:33
Colossians 3:8
1 Timothy 1:3

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