Ephesians 4:26 BSB — MannaFest

Ephesians 4:26

“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

KJV

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Ephesians 4:26 (420)

This is taken from the fourth psalm, as I am sure no one doubts. It may seem contrary to what is said of anger elsewhere, that we must put away all anger. … It is an oversimplified interpretation that does harm, especially when people imagine that the constraints against anger are being here relaxed. It is not only among us but among philosophers too that anger is spoken of in a double sense. Anger emerges first when we are understandably aroused by a natural stimulus after being wounded by an injury.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Be ye angry, and sin not - That is, if ye are angry, take heed ye sin not. Anger at sin is not evil; but we should feel only pity to the sinner. If we are angry at the person, as well as the fault, we sin.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Be ye angry, and sin not - Οργιζεσθε, here, is the same as ει μεν οργιζεσθε, If Ye be angry, do not sin. We can never suppose that the apostle delivers this as a precept, if we take the words as they stand in our version. Perhaps the sense is, Take heed that ye be not angry, lest ye sin; for it would be very difficult, even for an apostle himself, to be angry and not sin.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Be ye angry, and sin not--So the Septuagint, Ps 4:4. Should circumstances arise to call for anger on your part, let it be as Christ's "anger" (Mr 3:5), without sin. Our natural feelings are not wrong when directed to their legitimate object, and when not exceeding due bounds.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὀργίζεσθε	orgizesthe	do be angry	G3710 →
καὶ	kai	and yet	G2532 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ἁμαρτάνετε·	hamartanete	do sin;	G264 →
ὁ	ho	The	G3588 →
ἥλιος	hēlios	sun	G2246 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ἐπιδυέτω	epiduetō	should set	G1931 →
ἐπὶ	epi	upon	G1909 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
παροργισμῷ	parorgismō	anger	G3950 →
ὑμῶν·	humōn	of you;	G4771 →

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
leads to
- Proverbs 14:29
  A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 17:27
  A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
- Proverbs 21:23
  He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
- Proverbs 10:19
  When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
- Proverbs 18:13
  He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
Through
Psalms 37:8
Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
leads to
- Proverbs 16:32
  He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- James 1:19–20
  My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Through
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
leads to
- James 1:19
  My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Ephesians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Ephesians