Ephesians 5
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Ephesians 5:3-20

3But 1immoralityG4202 2orG2532 anyG3956 impurityG167 orG2228 greedG4124 must not evenG3366 be namedG3687 amongG1722 you, as is properG4241 among 3saintsG40; 4and there must be no 4filthinessG151 and sillyG3473 talkG3473, orG2228 coarseG2160 jestingG2160, whichG3739 5are not fittingG433, but ratherG3123 6givingG2169 of thanksG2169. 5For thisG3778 you knowG3609 with certaintyG1097, that 7noG3756G3956 8immoralG4205 orG2228 impureG169 personG169 orG2228 covetousG4123 manG4123, whoG3739 is an idolaterG1496, hasG2192 an inheritanceG2817 in the kingdomG932 9of ChristG5547 and GodG2316.

610Let noG3367 oneG3367 deceiveG538 you with emptyG2756 wordsG3056, for becauseG1223 of theseG3778 thingsG3778 11the wrathG3709 of GodG2316 comesG2064 upon 12the sonsG5207 of disobedienceG543. 7ThereforeG3767 do not be 13partakersG4830 with them; 8for 14you were formerlyG4218 15darknessG4655, but nowG3568 you are LightG5457 in the LordG2962; walkG4043 as 16childrenG5043 of LightG5457 9(for 17the fruitG2590 of the LightG5457 consists in allG3956 18goodnessG19 and righteousnessG1343 and truthG225), 101920tryingG1381 to learnG1381 whatG5101 is pleasingG2101 to the LordG2962. 1121Do not participateG4790 in the unfruitfulG175 22deedsG2041 of 23darknessG4655, but insteadG3123 evenG2532 2425exposeG1651 them; 12for it is disgracefulG150 evenG2532 to speakG3004 of the things which are doneG1096 by them in secretG2931. 13But allG3956 thingsG3956 becomeG5319 visibleG5319 26when they are 27exposedG1651 by the lightG5457, for everythingG3956 that becomesG5319 visibleG5319 is lightG5457. 14For thisG1352 reasonG1352 28it saysG3004, “29AwakeG1453, sleeperG2518, And ariseG450 from 30the deadG3498, And ChristG5547 31will shineG2017 on you.”

15ThereforeG3767 32be carefulG991G199 howG4459 you 33walkG4043, not 34as unwiseG781 menG781 but as wiseG4680, 163536makingG1805 the mostG1805 of your timeG2540, becauseG3754 37the daysG2250 are evilG4190. 17SoG1223G3778 thenG1223G3778 do not be foolishG878, but 38understandG4920 whatG5101 the willG2307 of the LordG2962 is. 18And 39do not getG3182 drunkG3182 with wineG3631, 40for that is 41dissipationG810, but be 42filledG4137 with the SpiritG4151, 1943speakingG2980 to 44oneG1438 anotherG1438 in 45psalmsG5568 and 46hymnsG5215 and spiritualG4152 47songsG5603, 48singingG103 and makingG5567 melodyG5567 with your heartG2588 to the LordG2962; 2049alwaysG3842 givingG2168 thanksG2168 for allG3956 thingsG3956 in the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to 5051GodG2316, evenG2532 the FatherG3962;

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 5:3 Col 3:5 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 5:3 Lit and all ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 5:3 Or holy ones ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 5:4 Matt 12:34; Eph 4:29; Col 3:8 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 5:4 Rom 1:28 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 5:4 Eph 5:20 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 5:5 1 Cor 6:9; Col 3:5 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 5:5 I.e. one who commits sexual immorality ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 5:5 Col 1:13 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 5:6 Col 2:8 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 5:6 Rom 1:18; Col 3:6 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 5:6 Eph 2:2 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 5:7 Eph 3:6 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 5:8 Eph 2:2 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 5:8 Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 5:8 John 12:36; Rom 13:12 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 5:9 Gal 5:22 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 5:9 Rom 15:14 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 5:10 Lit proving what ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 5:10 Rom 12:2 ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 5:11 1 Cor 5:9; 2 Cor 6:14 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 5:11 Rom 13:12 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 5:11 Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 5:11 Or reprove ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 5:11 1 Tim 5:20 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 5:13 John 3:20f ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 5:13 Or reproved ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 5:14 Or He ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 5:14 Is 26:19; 51:17; 52:1; 60:1; Rom 13:11 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 5:14 Eph 2:1 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 5:14 Luke 1:78f ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 5:15 Lit look carefully ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 5:15 Eph 5:2 ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 5:15 Col 4:5 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 5:16 Lit redeeming the time ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 5:16 Col 4:5 ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 5:16 Gal 1:4; Eph 6:13 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 5:17 Rom 12:2; Col 1:9; 1 Thess 4:3 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 5:18 Prov 20:1; 23:31f; Rom 13:13; 1 Cor 5:11; 1 Thess 5:7 ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 5:18 Lit in which is ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 5:18 Titus 1:6; 1 Pet 4:4 ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 5:18 Luke 1:15 ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 5:19 Col 3:16 ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 5:19 Or yourselves ↩
  45. 45. Ephesians 5:19 1 Cor 14:26 ↩
  46. 46. Ephesians 5:19 Acts 16:25 ↩
  47. 47. Ephesians 5:19 Rev 5:9 ↩
  48. 48. Ephesians 5:19 1 Cor 14:15 ↩
  49. 49. Ephesians 5:20 Rom 1:8; Eph 5:4; Col 3:17 ↩
  50. 50. Ephesians 5:20 Lit the God and Father ↩
  51. 51. Ephesians 5:20 1 Cor 15:24 ↩

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