New American Standard Bible 2020
Ephesians 5:1-4
11ThereforeG3767 be imitatorsG3402 of GodG2316, as belovedG27 childrenG5043; 2and 2walkG4043 in loveG26, justG2531 asG2531 ChristG5547 alsoG2532 3lovedG25 4you and 5gaveG3860 HimselfG1438 upG3860 for us, an 6offeringG4376 and a sacrificeG2378 to GodG2316 7as a 8fragrantG2175 aromaG3744.
3But 9sexualG4202 immoralityG4202 10orG2532 anyG3956 impurityG167 orG2228 greedG4124 must not evenG3366 be mentionedG3687 amongG1722 you, as is properG4241 among 11saintsG40; 4and there must be no 12filthinessG151 13or foolishG3473 talkG3473, orG2228 vulgarG2160 jokingG2160, whichG3739 14are not fittingG433, but ratherG3123 15givingG2169 ofG2169 thanksG2169.
Notes
- 1. Ephesians 5:1 Matt 5:48; Luke 6:36; Eph 4:32 ↩
- 2. Ephesians 5:2 Rom 14:15; Col 3:14 ↩
- 3. Ephesians 5:2 John 13:34; Rom 8:37 ↩
- 4. Ephesians 5:2 One early ms us ↩
- 5. Ephesians 5:2 John 6:51; Rom 4:25; Gal 2:20; Eph 5:25 ↩
- 6. Ephesians 5:2 Heb 7:27; 9:14; 10:10, 12 ↩
- 7. Ephesians 5:2 Lit for an odor of fragrance ↩
- 8. Ephesians 5:2 Ex 29:18, 25; 2 Cor 2:14 ↩
- 9. Ephesians 5:3 Col 3:5 ↩
- 10. Ephesians 5:3 Lit and all ↩
- 11. Ephesians 5:3 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
- 12. Ephesians 5:4 Matt 12:34; Eph 4:29; Col 3:8 ↩
- 13. Ephesians 5:4 Lit and ↩
- 14. Ephesians 5:4 Rom 1:28 ↩
- 15. Ephesians 5:4 Eph 5:20 ↩
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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