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Ephesians 4:31

Ephesians 4:31 (WEB)

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

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John Cassian

  • “And that clamour is condemned as well as anger and indignation and blasphemy, the words of the same Apostle teach us as clearly as possible when he thus charges us: “Let all bitterness, and anger, and indignation, and clamour, and blasphemy be put away from you with all malice,” and many more things like these.” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 31.

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  • “For of them we read: “Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and clamour and blasphemy be put away from you with all malice:” and again: “But fornication and all uncleanness and covetousness let it not so much as be named among you, or obscenity or foolish talking or scurrility.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 31; v. 3, 4.

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  • ““Let all anger,” says he, “and wrath, and clamour, and evil speaking, be taken away from among you, with all malice.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 31.

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John Chrysostom

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    “Some copies add here the words, without cause; but by the true reading [ed. note: Vid. also in Eph. iv. 31.” — the author cites it

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Basil the Great

Tertullian

  • “How will he appease his Father who is angry with his brother, when from the beginning “all anger” is forbidden us?” — editor's note: “Ab initio” probably refers to the book of Genesis, the initium, or beginning of Scripture, to which he is about to refer. But see likewise Eph. iv. 31, Matt.…

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  • “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: but be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ hath forgiven you.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 25–32.

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Cyprian of Carthage

Gregory the Great

  • “…he was persuading his disciples to patience, saying, Let all bitterness, and wrath, and indignation, and clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you (Ephes. iv. 31), having as it were now set all outward things in good order, turns himself to those that are within, when he subjoins, With all malice (Ibid.);…” — the author cites it

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