And be ye kind one to another , tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
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Barnes' Notes
And be ye kind one to another - Benignant, mild, courteous, “polite” - χρηστοὶ chrēstoi. 1Pe 3:8. Christianity produces true courteousness, or politeness. It does not make one rough, crabby, or…
Adam Clarke
Be ye kind one to another - Γινεσθε - χρηστοι· Be kind and obliging to each other; study good breeding and gentleness of manners. A Christian cannot be a savage, and he need not be a boor. Never put…
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,…
Cambridge Bible
be Lit., become; shew yourselves, in the actions and developments of life.
kind The Gr. word (noun or adj.) occurs in similar contexts, Luk 6:35; Rom 2:4; Rom 11:22 (" goodness"); 2Co 6:6; Gal 5:22;…
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