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Eph 4:32 — And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

kind		Rth 2:20; Psa 112:4,5,9; Pro 19:22; Isa 57:1; *marg:; Luk 6:35; Act 28:2; Rom 12:10; 1Cr 13:4; 2Cr 2:10; 2Cr 6:6; Col 3:12,13; 2Pe 1:7
tender-hearted		Psa 145:9; Pro 12:10; Luk 1:78; Jam 5:11
forgiving		Eph 5:1; Gen 50:17,18; Mat 6:12,14,15; Mat 18:21-35; Mar 11:25,26; Luk 6:37; Luk 11:4; Luk 17:4; Rom 12:20,21; 2Cr 2:7,10; Col 3:12,13; 1Pe 3:8,9; 1Jo 1:9; 1Jo 2:12

Correlating Passages

kind

	Rth 2:20	And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed [be] he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man [is] near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
	Psa 112:4	Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: [he is] gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
	Psa 112:5	A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
	Psa 112:9	He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
	Pro 19:22	The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
	Isa 57:1	The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].
	Luk 6:35	But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.
	Act 28:2	And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
	Rom 12:10	[Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
	1Cr 13:4	Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
	2Cr 2:10	To whom ye forgive any thing, I [forgive] also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave [it], for your sakes [forgave I it] in the person of Christ;
	2Cr 6:6	By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
	Col 3:12	Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
	Col 3:13	Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.
	2Pe 1:7	And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

tender-hearted

	Psa 145:9	The LORD [is] good to all: and his tender mercies [are] over all his works.
	Pro 12:10	A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
	Luk 1:78	Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
	Jam 5:11	Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

forgiving

	Eph 5:1	Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
	Gen 50:17	So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
	Gen 50:18	And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we [be] thy servants.
	Mat 6:12	And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
	Mat 6:14	For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
	Mat 6:15	But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
	Mat 18:21	Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
	Mat 18:22	Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
	Mat 18:23	Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
	Mat 18:24	And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
	Mat 18:25	But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
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	Mar 11:25	And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
	Mar 11:26	But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
	Luk 6:37	Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
	Luk 11:4	And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
	Luk 17:4	And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
	Rom 12:20	Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
	Rom 12:21	Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
	2Cr 2:7	So that contrariwise ye [ought] rather to forgive [him], and comfort [him], lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
	2Cr 2:10	To whom ye forgive any thing, I [forgive] also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave [it], for your sakes [forgave I it] in the person of Christ;
	Col 3:12	Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
	Col 3:13	Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.
	1Pe 3:8	Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:
	1Pe 3:9	Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
	1Jo 1:9	If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
	1Jo 2:12	I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

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