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;
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts.

Context of Ephesians 5:19

17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 21Submit 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 other prisoners were listening to them.
• 1 Corinthians 14:26What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.
• Colossians 3:16Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
• James 5:13Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.
• Psalms 95:2Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
• Psalms 105:2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
• Matthew 26:30When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
• Psalms 47:7For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.
• Psalms 62:8Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
• Psalms 86:12I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.
• Psalms 105:3Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
• Psalms 147:7Sing to the Lord with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
• Isaiah 65:14My servants will sing out of the joy of their hearts, but you will cry out from anguish of heart and wail in brokenness of spirit.
• Matthew 15:8“ ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
• John 4:23Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.

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