Ephesians 4:31 Meaning and Explanation
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”
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What Does Ephesians 4:31 Mean?
Paul lists the sins that poison fellowship: 'bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking.' These are the ugly fruits of a heart that has not let go of offense. Together they form a chain, each feeding the next, that tears a community apart.
All of it is to 'be put away from you, with all malice.' Like the old garment, these too are to be stripped off and discarded entirely. Paul leaves no room for keeping a little resentment. The new self has no closet in which to store bitterness; it is all to be removed.
Ephesians 4:31 in the Original Language
pikria (πικρία), 'bitterness' -- a bitter, resentful, hardened spirit.
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What does Ephesians 4:31 mean?
Believers are to put away all bitterness, anger, and malice.