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Ephesians 4:28 KJV
Ephesians · chapter 4 · verse 28
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.Ephesians 4:28 · King James Version
Ephesians 4:28 in context
26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27Neither give place to the devil.
28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
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Key words (Strong's)
- workingergazomaito work, labour, do work, to trade, to make gains by trading, "do business", to do, work…G2038 →
- needethchreianecessity, need, duty, businessG5532 →
- rathermallonmore, to a greater degree, rather, much, by far, rather, sooner, more willingly, more…G3123 →
- labourkopiaōto grow weary, tired, exhausted , to labour with wearisome effort, to toil, of bodily…G2872 →
- stolekleptōto steal, to commit a theft, take away by theft i.e take away by stealthG2813 →
- handscheirby the help or agency of any one, by means of any one, fig. applied to God symbolising…G5495 →
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The apostle having gone through his exhortation to mutual love, unity, and concord, in the foregoing verses, there follows in these an exhortation to Christian purity and holiness of heart and life, and that both more general (Eph 4:17-24) and in several particular instances, Eph 4:25-32.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-32