Ephesians 5:10

Ephesians 5:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)and find out what pleases the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.

Context of Ephesians 5:10

8Once you lived in the dark, but now the Lord has filled you with light. Live as children who have light. 9Light produces everything that is good, that has God’s approval, and that is true. Determine which things please the Lord. 11Have nothing to do with the useless works that darkness produces. Instead, expose them for what they are. 12It is shameful to talk about what some people do in secret.

Ephesians 5:10 word by word

δοκιμάζοντες τί ἐστιν εὐάρεστον τῷ κυρίῳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Provingδοκιμάζωdokimazō · to testG1381
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• acceptableεὐάρεστοςeuarestos · well-pleasingG2101
• unto the Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Ephesians 5:10

• 1 Samuel 17:39David fastened Saul’s sword over his clothes and tried to walk, but he had never practiced doing this. “I can’t walk in these things,” David told Saul. “I’ve never had any practice doing this.” So David took all those things off.
• Romans 12:1Brothers and sisters, in view of all we have just shared about God’s compassion, I encourage you to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, dedicated to God and pleasing to him. This kind of worship is appropriate for you.
• Philippians 1:10That way you will be able to determine what is best and be pure and blameless until the day of Christ.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:21Instead, test everything. Hold on to what is good.
• Psalms 19:14May the words from my mouth and the thoughts from my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my defender.
• Proverbs 21:3Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to the Lord than offering a sacrifice.
• Isaiah 58:5Is this the kind of fasting I have chosen? Should people humble themselves for ⌞only⌟ a day? Is fasting just bowing your head like a cattail and making your bed from sackcloth and ashes? Is this what you call fasting? Is this an acceptable day to the Lord?
• Jeremiah 6:20Incense that comes from Sheba is no good to me. Sugar cane that comes from a distant land is no good to me. I won’t accept your burnt offerings. I’m not pleased with your sacrifices.
• Romans 14:18The person who serves Christ with this in mind is pleasing to God and respected by people.
• Philippians 4:18You have paid me in full, and I have more than enough. Now that Epaphroditus has brought me your gifts, you have filled my needs. Your gifts are a soothing aroma, a sacrifice that God accepts and with which he is pleased.
• 1 Timothy 2:3This is good and pleases God our Savior.
• 1 Timothy 5:4The children or grandchildren of a widow must first learn to respect their own family by repaying their parents. This is pleasing in God’s sight.
• Hebrews 12:28Therefore, we must be thankful that we have a kingdom that cannot be shaken. Because we are thankful, we must serve God with fear and awe in a way that pleases him.
• 1 Peter 2:5You come to him as living stones, a spiritual house that is being built into a holy priesthood. So offer spiritual sacrifices that God accepts through Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on Ephesians 5:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Proving what is acceptable - By walking in the light - under the influence of the Divine Spirit, according to the dictates of the Gospel, ye shall be able to try, and bring to full proof, that by which God is best pleased. Ye shall be able to please him well in all things.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord - That is,” Walk as children of light Ephesians 5:8, thus showing what is acceptable to the Lord.” Rosenmuller supposes that the participle is used here instead of the imperative. The meaning is, that by so living you will make a fair trial of what is acceptable to the Lord. The result on your happiness in this life and the next, will be such as to show that such a course is pleasing in his sight. Dr. Chandler…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. 10Test and prove what pleases the Lord: The goal is to obey God's will, not simply to understand it (see Romans 12:2; Philippians 1:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Proving--construed with "walk" (Ep 5:8; Ro 12:1, 2). As we prove a coin by the eye and the ear, and by using it, so by accurate and continued study, and above all by practice and experimental trial, we may prove or test "what is acceptable unto the Lord." This is the office of "light," of which believers are "children," to manifest what each thing is, whether sightly or unsightly.Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 5:10

• Holiness

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• Melody
• Redeem
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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