Ephesians 5
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Ephesians 5:3-20

3But 1sexualG4202 immoralityG4202 2orG2532 anyG3956 impurityG167 orG2228 greedG4124 must not evenG3366 be mentionedG3687 amongG1722 you, as is properG4241 among 3saintsG40; 4and there must be no 4filthinessG151 5or foolishG3473 talkG3473, orG2228 vulgarG2160 jokingG2160, whichG3739 6are not fittingG433, but ratherG3123 7givingG2169 ofG2169 thanksG2169. 5For thisG3778 you knowG3609 with certaintyG1097, that 8noG3756G3956 sexuallyG4205 immoralG4205 orG2228 9impureG169 orG2228 greedyG4123 personG4123, whichG3739 10amounts to an idolaterG1496, hasG2192 an inheritanceG2817 in the kingdomG932 11of ChristG5547 and GodG2316.

612See that noG3367 oneG3367 deceivesG538 you with emptyG2756 wordsG3056, for becauseG1223 of theseG3778 thingsG3778 13the wrathG3709 of GodG2316 comesG2064 upon 14the 15sonsG5207 of disobedienceG543. 7ThereforeG3767 do not becomeG1096 16partnersG4830 with them; 8for 17you were onceG4218 18darknessG4655, but nowG3568 you are lightG5457 in the LordG2962; walkG4043 as 19childrenG5043 of lightG5457 9(for 20the fruitG2590 of the lightG5457 consists in allG3956 21goodnessG19, righteousnessG1343, and truthG225), 102223as you tryG1381 toG1381 learnG1381 whatG5101 is pleasingG2101 to the LordG2962. 1124Do not participateG4790 in the uselessG175 25deedsG2041 of 26darknessG4655, but insteadG3123 evenG2532 27exposeG1651 them; 12for it is disgracefulG150 evenG2532 to speakG3004 of the things which are doneG1096 by them inG2931 secretG2931. 13But allG3956 thingsG3956 becomeG5319 visibleG5319 28when they are exposedG1651 by the lightG5457, for everythingG3956 that becomesG5319 visibleG5319 is lightG5457. 14For thisG1352 reasonG1352 29it saysG3004, “30AwakeG1453, sleeperG2518, And ariseG450 from 31the deadG3498, And ChristG5547 32will shineG2017 onG2017 you.”

15SoG3767 thenG3767, 33be carefulG991G199 howG4459 you 34walkG4043, not 35as unwiseG781 peopleG781 but as wiseG4680, 163637makingG1805 theG1805 mostG1805 ofG1805 your timeG2540, becauseG3754 38the daysG2250 are evilG4190. 17ThereforeG1223G3778 do not be foolishG878, but 39understandG4920 whatG5101 the willG2307 of the LordG2962 is. 18And 40do not getG3182 drunkG3182 with wineG3631, 41in which there is 42debaucheryG810, but be 43filledG4137 with the SpiritG4151, 1944speakingG2980 to 45oneG1438 anotherG1438 in 46psalmsG5568 and 47hymnsG5215 and spiritualG4152 48songsG5603, 49singingG103 and makingG5567 melodyG5567 with your heartsG2588 to the LordG2962; 2050alwaysG3842 givingG2168 thanksG2168 for allG3956 thingsG3956 in the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to our 51GodG2316 and 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 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 5:4 Matt 12:34; Eph 4:29; Col 3:8 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 5:4 Lit and ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 5:4 Rom 1:28 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 5:4 Eph 5:20 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 5:5 1 Cor 6:9; Col 3:5 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 5:5 I.e., morally impure ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 5:5 Lit is ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 5:5 Col 1:13 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 5:6 Col 2:8 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 5:6 Rom 1:18; Col 3:6 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 5:6 Eph 2:2 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 5:6 I.e., people opposed to God ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 5:7 Eph 3:6 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 5:8 Eph 2:2 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 5:8 Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 5:8 John 12:36; Rom 13:12 ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 5:9 Gal 5:22 ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 5:9 Rom 15:14 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 5:10 Lit putting to the test what ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 5:10 Rom 12:2 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 5:11 1 Cor 5:9; 2 Cor 6:14 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 5:11 Rom 13:12 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 5:11 Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 5:11 1 Tim 5:20 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 5:13 John 3:20f ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 5:14 Or He ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 5:14 Is 26:19; 51:17; 52:1; 60:1; Rom 13:11 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 5:14 Eph 2:1 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 5:14 Luke 1:78f ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 5:15 Lit look carefully ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 5:15 Eph 5:2 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 5:15 Col 4:5 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 5:16 Lit redeeming the time ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 5:16 Col 4:5 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 5:16 Gal 1:4; Eph 6:13 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 5:17 Rom 12:2; Col 1:9; 1 Thess 4:3 ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 5:18 Prov 20:1; 23:31f; Rom 13:13; 1 Cor 5:11; 1 Thess 5:7 ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 5:18 Or by which ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 5:18 Titus 1:6; 1 Pet 4:4 ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 5:18 Luke 1:15 ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 5:19 Col 3:16 ↩
  45. 45. Ephesians 5:19 Or yourselves ↩
  46. 46. Ephesians 5:19 1 Cor 14:26 ↩
  47. 47. Ephesians 5:19 Acts 16:25 ↩
  48. 48. Ephesians 5:19 Rev 5:9 ↩
  49. 49. Ephesians 5:19 1 Cor 14:15 ↩
  50. 50. Ephesians 5:20 Rom 1:8; Eph 5:4; Col 3:17 ↩
  51. 51. Ephesians 5:20 1 Cor 15:24 ↩

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