New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 5:3-20

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.

6 12See 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), 10 22 23as you try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 24Do 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. 14For this reason 29it says, “30Awake, sleeper, And arise from 31the dead, And Christ 32will shine on you.”

15So then, 33be careful how you 34walk, not 35as unwise people but as wise, 16 36 37making the most of your time, because 38the days are evil. 17Therefore do not be foolish, but 39understand what the will of the Lord is. 18And 40do not get drunk with wine, 41in which there is 42debauchery, but be 43filled with the Spirit, 19 44speaking to 45one another in 46psalms and 47hymns and spiritual 48songs, 49singing and making melody with your hearts to the Lord; 20 50always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to our 51God and Father;

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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 ↩
29. Ephesians 5:14 Or He ↩
30. Ephesians 5:14 Is 26:19; 51:17; 52:1; 60:1; Rom 13:11 ↩
31. Ephesians 5:14 Eph 2:1 ↩
32. Ephesians 5:14 Luke 1:78f ↩
33. Ephesians 5:15 Lit look carefully ↩
34. Ephesians 5:15 Eph 5:2 ↩
35. Ephesians 5:15 Col 4:5 ↩
36. Ephesians 5:16 Lit redeeming the time ↩
37. Ephesians 5:16 Col 4:5 ↩
38. Ephesians 5:16 Gal 1:4; Eph 6:13 ↩
39. Ephesians 5:17 Rom 12:2; Col 1:9; 1 Thess 4:3 ↩
40. Ephesians 5:18 Prov 20:1; 23:31f; Rom 13:13; 1 Cor 5:11; 1 Thess 5:7 ↩
41. Ephesians 5:18 Or by which ↩
42. Ephesians 5:18 Titus 1:6; 1 Pet 4:4 ↩
43. Ephesians 5:18 Luke 1:15 ↩
44. Ephesians 5:19 Col 3:16 ↩
45. Ephesians 5:19 Or yourselves ↩
46. Ephesians 5:19 1 Cor 14:26 ↩
47. Ephesians 5:19 Acts 16:25 ↩
48. Ephesians 5:19 Rev 5:9 ↩
49. Ephesians 5:19 1 Cor 14:15 ↩
50. Ephesians 5:20 Rom 1:8; Eph 5:4; Col 3:17 ↩
51. Ephesians 5:20 1 Cor 15:24 ↩

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