Ephesians 5:3-4

New International Version

³But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality,^(A) or of any kind of impurity, or of greed,^(B) because these are improper for God’s holy people. ⁴Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk^(C) or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.^(D)

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Ephesians 5:3-4

English Standard Version

³But ^(A)sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness ^(B)must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. ⁴Let there be ^(C)no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, ^(D)which are out of place, but instead ^(E)let there be thanksgiving.

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Ephesians 5:3-4

New American Standard Bible

³But ^(A)sexual immorality ^[a]or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among ^[b]saints; ⁴and there must be no ^(B)filthiness ^[c]or foolish talk, or vulgar joking, which ^(C)are not fitting, but rather ^(D)giving of thanks.

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Footnotes

Ephesians 5:3 Lit and all
Ephesians 5:3 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
Ephesians 5:4 Lit and

Ephesians 5:3-4

New King James Version

³But fornication and all ^(A)uncleanness or ^(B)covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; ⁴^(C)neither filthiness, nor ^(D)foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, ^(E)which are not fitting, but rather ^(F)giving of thanks.

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Ephesians 5:3-4

The Message

^3-4Don’t allow love to turn into lust, setting off a downhill slide into sexual promiscuity, filthy practices, or bullying greed. Though some tongues just love the taste of gossip, those who follow Jesus have better uses for language than that. Don’t talk dirty or silly. That kind of talk doesn’t fit our style. Thanksgiving is our dialect.

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