Ephesians 5:19

Ephesians 5:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
• New International Version (NIV)speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,
• English Standard Version (ESV)addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
• New King James Version (NKJV)speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

Context of Ephesians 5:19

17For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is. 18And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord, 20always giving thanks to God the Father for each other in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Ephesians 5:19 word by word

λαλοῦντες ἑαυτοῖς ἐν ψαλμοῖς καὶ ὕμνοις καὶ ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς, ᾄδοντες καὶ ψάλλοντες τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν τῷ κυρίῳ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Speakingλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• to yourselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• in psalmsψαλμόςpsalmos · psalmG5568
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hymnsὕμνοςhumnos · hymnG5215
• spiritualπνευματικόςpneumatikos · spiritualG4152
• songsᾠδήōdē · songG5603
• singingᾄδωadō · to singG103
• making melodyψάλλωpsallō · to sing praiseG5567
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• heartὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• to the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Ephesians 5:19

• Acts 16:25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.
• 1 Corinthians 14:26What should you do then, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a song, has a lesson, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all these things be done for the strengthening of the church.
• Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.
• James 5:13Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises.
• Psalms 95:2Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving! Let’s shout out to him in celebration!
• Psalms 105:2Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds!
• Matthew 26:30After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
• Psalms 47:7For God is king of the whole earth! Sing a well-written song!
• Psalms 62:8Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah)
• Psalms 86:12O Lord, my God, I will give you thanks with my whole heart! I will honor your name continually!
• Psalms 105:3Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
• Psalms 147:7Offer to the Lord a song of thanks! Sing praises to our God to the accompaniment of a harp!
• Isaiah 65:14Look, my servants will shout for joy as happiness fills their hearts! But you will cry out as sorrow fills your hearts; you will wail because your spirits will be crushed.
• Matthew 15:8‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me,
• John 4:23But a time is coming – and now is here – when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers.

Commentaries on Ephesians 5:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Speaking to yourselves in psalms - We can scarcely say what is the exact difference between these three expressions. Psalms, , may probably mean those of David. Hymns - ̔· Extemporaneous effusions in praise of God, uttered under the influence of the Divine Spirit, or a sense of his especial goodness. See Acts 16:25. Songs - · Odes; premeditated and regular poetic compositions; but, in whatever form they were composed, we learn that they were all…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Speaking to yourselves - Speaking among yourselves, that is, endeavoring to edify one another, and to promote purity of heart, by songs of praise. This has the force of a command, and it is a matter of obligation on Christians. From the beginning, praise was an important part of public worship, and is designed to be to the end of the world; see the notes on 1 Corinthians 14:15. Nothing is more clear than that it was practiced by the Saviour himself and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 Another remedy against sin, is care, or caution, it being impossible else to maintain purity of heart and life. Time is a talent given us by God, and it is misspent and lost when not employed according to his design. If we have lost our time heretofore, we must double our diligence for the future. Of that time which thousands on a dying bed would gladly redeem at the price of the whole world, how little do men think, and to what trifles they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs: Lives filled with the Holy Spirit will show themselves through singing and making music (Colossians 3:16–17). Joyful praise, worship, and giving thanks are good responses to God's saving grace. Speak to one another: Singing together strengthens the body of Christ. The Lord hears the music in our hearts. The Lord knows and values our sincere worship, even when it is not expressed out loud but comes from deep inside…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. (Col 3:16). to yourselves--"to one another." Hence soon arose the antiphonal or responsive chanting of which Pliny writes to Trajan: "They are wont on a fixed day to meet before daylight [to avoid persecution] and to recite a hymn among themselves by turns, to Christ, as if being God." The Spirit gives true eloquence; wine, a spurious eloquence. psalms--generally accompanied by an instrument. hymns--in direct praise to God (compare Ac 16:25; 1Co…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 5:19

• Commandments
• Fellowship
• Joy
• Music
• Praise
• Song
• Testimony
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Spiritual Songs
• Arise
• Awake
• Dear
• Ephesians, Epistle to
• Fellowship
• Flesh
• Fruit
• Hymn
• Light

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