King James Version

Ephesians 4:26

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τῷ) before anger here.

ὀργίζεσθεorgizestheBe ye angryὀργίζομαι (orgizomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person plural — “Be ye angry”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3710I irritate, provoke, am angry.Be ye angryκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notἁμαρτάνετεhamartaneteto sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to sin”, an ongoing or repeated actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἥλιοςhēliossunἥλιοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “sun”, the subject formG2246the sun, sunlight.the sunμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἐπιδυέτωepiduetōgo downἐπιδύω (epiduō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “go down”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1931I sink, set, set during, go down.go downἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponπαροργισμῷparorgismōwrathπαροργισμός (parorgismos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “wrath”, the to- or for-formG3950exasperation, wrath, irritation, indignation.This verse uses “wrath”.wrathὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Young’s Literal Translation

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

World English Bible

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

Darby Translation

Be angry, and do not sin; let not the sun set upon your wrath,

Douay-Rheims

Be angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your anger.

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Psalms 4:4 Psalms 4:4 · King James VersionStand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.Psalms 4:4 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.