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30 And do not grieve the holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption.[a] 31 All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice.(A) 32 [And] be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.(B)

Chapter 5

So be imitators of God,[b] as beloved children,(C) and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma.(D)

Footnotes

  1. 4:30 See note on Eph 1:13.
  2. 5:1 Imitators of God: in forgiving (Eph 4:32) and in loving (as exhibited in how Christ loved us).