New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 5:3-7

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;

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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 ↩

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