Ephesians 5:19

Ephesians 5:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
• New International Version (NIV)speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,
• English Standard Version (ESV)addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
• New King James Version (NKJV)speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

Context of Ephesians 5:19

17So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord wants. 18Don’t get drunk on wine, which leads to wild living. Instead, be filled with the Spirit by reciting psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs for your own good. Sing and make music to the Lord with your hearts. 20Always thank God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 21Place yourselves under each other’s authority out of respect for Christ.

Ephesians 5:19 word by word

λαλοῦντες ἑαυτοῖς ἐν ψαλμοῖς καὶ ὕμνοις καὶ ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς, ᾄδοντες καὶ ψάλλοντες τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν τῷ κυρίῳ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Speakingλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• to yourselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• in psalmsψαλμόςpsalmos · psalmG5568
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hymnsὕμνοςhumnos · hymnG5215
• spiritualπνευματικόςpneumatikos · spiritualG4152
• songsᾠδήōdē · songG5603
• singingᾄδωadō · to singG103
• making melodyψάλλωpsallō · to sing praiseG5567
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• heartὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• to the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Ephesians 5:19

• Acts 16:25Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God. The other prisoners were listening to them.
• 1 Corinthians 14:26So what does this mean, brothers and sisters? When you gather, each person has a psalm, doctrine, revelation, another language, or an interpretation. Everything must be done to help each other grow.
• Colossians 3:16Let Christ’s word with all its wisdom and richness live in you. Use psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to teach and instruct yourselves about ⌞God’s⌟ kindness. Sing to God in your hearts.
• James 5:13If any of you are having trouble, pray. If you are happy, sing psalms.
• Psalms 95:2Let’s come into his presence with a song of thanksgiving. Let’s shout happily to him with psalms.
• Psalms 105:2Sing to him. Make music to praise him. Meditate on all the miracles he has performed.
• Matthew 26:30After they sang a hymn, they went to the Mount of Olives.
• Psalms 47:7God is the king of the whole earth. Make your best music for him!
• Psalms 62:8Trust him at all times, you people. Pour out your hearts in his presence. God is our refuge. Selah
• Psalms 86:12I will give thanks to you with all my heart, O Lord my God. I will honor you forever
• Psalms 105:3Brag about his holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
• Psalms 147:7Sing to the Lord a song of thanksgiving. Make music to our God with a lyre.
• Isaiah 65:14My servants will sing because of the gladness in their hearts. But you will cry because of your sadness and wail because of your depression.
• Matthew 15:8‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
• John 4:23Indeed, the time is coming, and it is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. The Father is looking for people like that to worship him.

Commentaries on Ephesians 5:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Speaking to yourselves in psalms - We can scarcely say what is the exact difference between these three expressions. Psalms, , may probably mean those of David. Hymns - ̔· Extemporaneous effusions in praise of God, uttered under the influence of the Divine Spirit, or a sense of his especial goodness. See Acts 16:25. Songs - · Odes; premeditated and regular poetic compositions; but, in whatever form they were composed, we learn that they were all…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Speaking to yourselves - Speaking among yourselves, that is, endeavoring to edify one another, and to promote purity of heart, by songs of praise. This has the force of a command, and it is a matter of obligation on Christians. From the beginning, praise was an important part of public worship, and is designed to be to the end of the world; see the notes on 1 Corinthians 14:15. Nothing is more clear than that it was practiced by the Saviour himself and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 Another remedy against sin, is care, or caution, it being impossible else to maintain purity of heart and life. Time is a talent given us by God, and it is misspent and lost when not employed according to his design. If we have lost our time heretofore, we must double our diligence for the future. Of that time which thousands on a dying bed would gladly redeem at the price of the whole world, how little do men think, and to what trifles they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs: Lives filled with the Holy Spirit will show themselves through singing and making music (Colossians 3:16–17). Joyful praise, worship, and giving thanks are good responses to God's saving grace. Speak to one another: Singing together strengthens the body of Christ. The Lord hears the music in our hearts. The Lord knows and values our sincere worship, even when it is not expressed out loud but comes from deep inside…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. (Col 3:16). to yourselves--"to one another." Hence soon arose the antiphonal or responsive chanting of which Pliny writes to Trajan: "They are wont on a fixed day to meet before daylight [to avoid persecution] and to recite a hymn among themselves by turns, to Christ, as if being God." The Spirit gives true eloquence; wine, a spurious eloquence. psalms--generally accompanied by an instrument. hymns--in direct praise to God (compare Ac 16:25; 1Co…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 5:19

• Commandments
• Fellowship
• Joy
• Music
• Praise
• Song
• Testimony
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Spiritual Songs
• Arise
• Awake
• Dear
• Ephesians, Epistle to
• Fellowship
• Flesh
• Fruit
• Hymn
• Light

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