eusplagchnos describes a quality enjoined among believers alongside sympathy, humility, goodness, and forgiveness.

The two verses present eusplagchnos as a shared quality expected in relationships among believers: it stands with sympathy, brotherly love, and humility in 1 Peter 3:8, and with goodness and forgiveness toward one another in Ephesians 4:32.

1. Compassionate conduct toward fellow believers · dominant

   Both occurrences use the nominative plural masculine form in lists of qualities directed toward communal relationships. In 1 Peter 3:8 the APB renders the list "like-minded, sympathetic, loving the brothers, compassionate, and humble-minded"; in Ephesians 4:32 it renders the exhortation "Be good to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another."

   1 Peter 3:8Ephesians 4:32

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "compassionate" in both cited verses, once within a list of communal qualities and once beside goodness and forgiveness. The surrounding clauses confirm the relational setting without isolating further nuance.