Ephesians 4:28,32
Ephesians 4:28 The Message (MSG)
Did you use to make ends meet by stealing? Well, no more! Get an honest job so that you can help others who can’t work.
Ephesians 4:31-32 The Message (MSG)
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 4:28 King James Version (KJV)
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Ephesians 4:32 King James Version (KJV)
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.
Ephesians 4:32 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:28 New Century Version (NCV)
Those who are stealing must stop stealing and start working. They should earn an honest living for themselves. Then they will have something to share with those who are poor.
Ephesians 4:32 New Century Version (NCV)
Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ.
Ephesians 4:28 American Standard Version (ASV)
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.
Ephesians 4:32 American Standard Version (ASV)
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:28 New International Version (NIV)
Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.
Ephesians 4:32 New International Version (NIV)
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:28 New King James Version (NKJV)
Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
Ephesians 4:32 New King James Version (NKJV)
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:28 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The thief [who has become a believer] must no longer steal, but instead he must work hard [making an honest living], producing that which is good with his own hands, so that he will have something to share with those in need.
Ephesians 4:32 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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 4:28 New Living Translation (NLT)
If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.
Ephesians 4:32 New Living Translation (NLT)
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:28 The Passion Translation (TPT)
If any one of you has stolen from someone else, never do it again. Instead, be industrious, earning an honest living, and then you’ll have enough to bless those in need.
Ephesians 4:32 The Passion Translation (TPT)
But instead be kind and affectionate toward one another. Has God graciously forgiven you? Then graciously forgive one another in the depths of Christ’s love.
Ephesians 4:28 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
