Ephesians 5:9

Ephesians 5:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
• New International Version (NIV)(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)
• English Standard Version (ESV)(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
• New King James Version (NKJV)(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),

Context of Ephesians 5:9

7Be not ye therefore fellow-partakers with them; 8for ye were once darkness, but now light in [the] Lord; walk as children of light, (for the fruit of the light [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth,) 10proving what is agreeable to the Lord; 11and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove [them],

Ephesians 5:9 word by word

ὁ γὰρ καρπὸς τοῦ φωτὸς ἐν πάσῃ ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ,Read the interlinear

• fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• goodnessἀγαθωσύνηagathōsunē · goodnessG19
• righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225

Cross-references for Ephesians 5:9

• Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,
• Psalms 16:2Thou [my soul] hast said to Jehovah, Thou art the Lord: my goodness [extendeth] not to thee; —
• Romans 2:4or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance?
• Romans 15:14But I am persuaded, my brethren, I myself also, concerning you, that yourselves also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
• 1 Peter 2:25For ye were going astray as sheep, but have now returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.
• 3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He that does good is of God. He that does evil has not seen God.
• Philippians 1:11being complete as regards the fruit of righteousness, which [is] by Jesus Christ, to God's glory and praise.
• 1 Timothy 6:11But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.
• Hebrews 1:8but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] to the age of the age, and a sceptre of uprightness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
• Hebrews 11:33who by faith overcame kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped lions' mouths,
• 1 Peter 2:24who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.
• 1 John 2:29If ye know that he is righteous, know that every one who practises righteousness is begotten of him.
• 1 John 3:9Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.
• Ephesians 4:15but, holding the truth in love, we may grow up to him in all things, who is the head, the Christ:
• Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold [one] truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile.

Commentaries on Ephesians 5:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9For the fruit of the Spirit - Instead of Spirit, , ABD*EFG, the Syriac, Coptic, Sahidic, Ethiopic, Armenian, Vulgate, and Itala, together with several of the fathers, read , light, which is supposed by most critics to be the true reading, because there is no mention made of the Spirit in any part of the context. As light, Ephesians 5:8, not only means the Divine influence upon the soul, but also the Gospel, with great propriety it may be said: The fruit…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For the fruit of the Spirit - That is, since the Holy Spirit through the gospel produces goodness, righteousness, and truth, see that you exhibit these in your lives, and thus show that you are the children of light. On the fruits of the Spirit, see the notes on Galatians 5:22-23. Is in all goodness - Is seen in producing all kinds of goodness. He who is not good is not a Christian.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-14Verses 3-14 Filthy lusts must be rooted out. These sins must be dreaded and detested. Here are not only cautions against gross acts of sin, but against what some may make light of. But these things are so far from being profitable. that they pollute and poison the hearers. Our cheerfulness should show itself as becomes Christians, in what may tend to God's glory. A covetous man makes a god of his money; places that hope, confidence, and delight, in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9God's people should do what is good, right, and true. This is in agreement with God's light (compare Romans 12:2; some early manuscripts use Spirit instead of light; compare Ephesians 4:22–24; Matthew 7:16–20; Galatians 5:22–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. fruit of the Spirit--taken by transcribers from Ga 5:22. The true reading is that of the oldest manuscripts, "The fruit of THE LIGHT"; in contrast with "the unfruitful works of darkness" (Ep 5:11). This verse is parenthetic. Walk as children of light, that is, in all good works and words, "FOR the fruit of the light is [borne] in [Alford; but Bengel, 'consists in'] all goodness [opposed to 'malice,' Ep 4:31], righteousness [opposed to 'covetousness,'…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 5:9

• Holiness
• Holy Spirit
• Righteousness
• Truth

In the dictionaries

• Arise
• Awake
• Dear
• Fellowship
• Flesh
• Fruit
• Light
• Melody
• Redeem
• Reverence

Commentaries on Ephesians 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings