New American Standard Bible 2020
Ephesians 5:3-13
3But 1sexual immorality 2or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among 3saints; 4and there must be no 4filthiness 5or foolish talk, or vulgar joking, which 6are not fitting, but rather 7giving of thanks. 5For this you know with certainty, that 8no sexually immoral or 9impure or greedy person, which 10amounts to an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom 11of Christ and God.
612See that no one deceives you with empty words, for because of these things 13the wrath of God comes upon 14the 15sons of disobedience. 7Therefore do not become 16partners with them; 8for 17you were once 18darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as 19children of light 9(for 20the fruit of the light consists in all 21goodness, righteousness, and truth), 102223as you try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. 1124Do not participate in the useless 25deeds of 26darkness, but instead even 27expose them; 12for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. 13But all things become visible 28when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.
Notes
- 1. Ephesians 5:3 Col 3:5 ↩
- 2. Ephesians 5:3 Lit and all ↩
- 3. Ephesians 5:3 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
- 4. Ephesians 5:4 Matt 12:34; Eph 4:29; Col 3:8 ↩
- 5. Ephesians 5:4 Lit and ↩
- 6. Ephesians 5:4 Rom 1:28 ↩
- 7. Ephesians 5:4 Eph 5:20 ↩
- 8. Ephesians 5:5 1 Cor 6:9; Col 3:5 ↩
- 9. Ephesians 5:5 I.e., morally impure ↩
- 10. Ephesians 5:5 Lit is ↩
- 11. Ephesians 5:5 Col 1:13 ↩
- 12. Ephesians 5:6 Col 2:8 ↩
- 13. Ephesians 5:6 Rom 1:18; Col 3:6 ↩
- 14. Ephesians 5:6 Eph 2:2 ↩
- 15. Ephesians 5:6 I.e., people opposed to God ↩
- 16. Ephesians 5:7 Eph 3:6 ↩
- 17. Ephesians 5:8 Eph 2:2 ↩
- 18. Ephesians 5:8 Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f ↩
- 19. Ephesians 5:8 John 12:36; Rom 13:12 ↩
- 20. Ephesians 5:9 Gal 5:22 ↩
- 21. Ephesians 5:9 Rom 15:14 ↩
- 22. Ephesians 5:10 Lit putting to the test what ↩
- 23. Ephesians 5:10 Rom 12:2 ↩
- 24. Ephesians 5:11 1 Cor 5:9; 2 Cor 6:14 ↩
- 25. Ephesians 5:11 Rom 13:12 ↩
- 26. Ephesians 5:11 Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f ↩
- 27. Ephesians 5:11 1 Tim 5:20 ↩
- 28. Ephesians 5:13 John 3:20f ↩
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
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