Ephesians 5
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Ephesians 5:11-20

111Do not participateG4790 in the unfruitfulG175 2deedsG2041 of 3darknessG4655, but insteadG3123 evenG2532 45exposeG1651 them; 12for it is disgracefulG150 evenG2532 to speakG3004 of the things which are doneG1096 by them in secretG2931. 13But allG3956 thingsG3956 becomeG5319 visibleG5319 6when they are 7exposedG1651 by the lightG5457, for everythingG3956 that becomesG5319 visibleG5319 is lightG5457. 14For thisG1352 reasonG1352 8it saysG3004, “9AwakeG1453, sleeperG2518, And ariseG450 from 10the deadG3498, And ChristG5547 11will shineG2017 on you.”

15ThereforeG3767 12be carefulG991G199 howG4459 you 13walkG4043, not 14as unwiseG781 menG781 but as wiseG4680, 161516makingG1805 the mostG1805 of your timeG2540, becauseG3754 17the daysG2250 are evilG4190. 17SoG1223G3778 thenG1223G3778 do not be foolishG878, but 18understandG4920 whatG5101 the willG2307 of the LordG2962 is. 18And 19do not getG3182 drunkG3182 with wineG3631, 20for that is 21dissipationG810, but be 22filledG4137 with the SpiritG4151, 1923speakingG2980 to 24oneG1438 anotherG1438 in 25psalmsG5568 and 26hymnsG5215 and spiritualG4152 27songsG5603, 28singingG103 and makingG5567 melodyG5567 with your heartG2588 to the LordG2962; 2029alwaysG3842 givingG2168 thanksG2168 for allG3956 thingsG3956 in the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to 3031GodG2316, evenG2532 the FatherG3962;

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 5:11 1 Cor 5:9; 2 Cor 6:14 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 5:11 Rom 13:12 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 5:11 Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 5:11 Or reprove ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 5:11 1 Tim 5:20 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 5:13 John 3:20f ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 5:13 Or reproved ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 5:14 Or He ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 5:14 Is 26:19; 51:17; 52:1; 60:1; Rom 13:11 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 5:14 Eph 2:1 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 5:14 Luke 1:78f ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 5:15 Lit look carefully ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 5:15 Eph 5:2 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 5:15 Col 4:5 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 5:16 Lit redeeming the time ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 5:16 Col 4:5 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 5:16 Gal 1:4; Eph 6:13 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 5:17 Rom 12:2; Col 1:9; 1 Thess 4:3 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 5:18 Prov 20:1; 23:31f; Rom 13:13; 1 Cor 5:11; 1 Thess 5:7 ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 5:18 Lit in which is ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 5:18 Titus 1:6; 1 Pet 4:4 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 5:18 Luke 1:15 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 5:19 Col 3:16 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 5:19 Or yourselves ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 5:19 1 Cor 14:26 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 5:19 Acts 16:25 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 5:19 Rev 5:9 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 5:19 1 Cor 14:15 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 5:20 Rom 1:8; Eph 5:4; Col 3:17 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 5:20 Lit the God and Father ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 5:20 1 Cor 15:24 ↩

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