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Ephesians 5:9-19
King James Version
Ephesians 5:9-19
King James Version
9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
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Ephesians 5:9-19
New International Version
Ephesians 5:9-19
New International Version
9 (for the fruit(A) of the light consists in all goodness,(B) righteousness and truth) 10 and find out what pleases the Lord.(C) 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness,(D) but rather expose them. 12 It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13 But everything exposed by the light(E) becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. 14 This is why it is said:
15 Be very careful, then, how you live(I)—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity,(J) because the days are evil.(K) 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.(L) 18 Do not get drunk on wine,(M) which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,(N) 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.(O) Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,
Ephesians 5:9-19
English Standard Version
Ephesians 5:9-19
English Standard Version
9 (for (A)the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and (B)try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 (C)Take no part in the (D)unfruitful (E)works of darkness, but instead (F)expose them. 12 For (G)it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13 But when (H)anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
15 (L)Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 (M)making the best use of the time, because (N)the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what (O)the will of the Lord is. 18 And (P)do not get drunk with wine, for that is (Q)debauchery, but (R)be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in (S)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
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Ephesians 5:9-19
Christian Standard Bible
Ephesians 5:9-19
Christian Standard Bible
9 for the fruit of the light[a] consists of all goodness, righteousness, and truth(A)— 10 testing(B) what is pleasing(C) to the Lord. 11 Don’t participate in the fruitless(D) works of darkness, but instead expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to mention what is done by them in secret. 13 Everything exposed by the light is made visible,(E) 14 for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said:
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15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise— 16 making the most of the time,[b](I) because the days are evil. 17 So don’t be foolish, but understand(J) what the Lord’s will(K) is. 18 And don’t get drunk(L) with wine,(M) which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit:(N) 19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your heart to the Lord,
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Ephesians 5:9-19
New American Standard Bible 1995
Ephesians 5:9-19
New American Standard Bible 1995
9 (for (A)the fruit of the Light consists in all (B)goodness and righteousness and truth), 10 [a](C)trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 (D)Do not participate in the unfruitful (E)deeds of (F)darkness, but instead even [b](G)expose them; 12 for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things become visible (H)when they are [c]exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light. 14 For this reason [d]it says,
15 Therefore [e]be careful how you (L)walk, not (M)as unwise men but as wise, 16 [f](N)making the most of your time, because (O)the days are evil. 17 So then do not be foolish, but (P)understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And (Q)do not get drunk with wine, [g]for that is (R)dissipation, but be (S)filled with the Spirit, 19 (T)speaking to [h]one another in (U)psalms and (V)hymns and spiritual (W)songs, (X)singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
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- Ephesians 5:10 Lit proving what
- Ephesians 5:11 Or reprove
- Ephesians 5:13 Or reproved
- Ephesians 5:14 Or He
- Ephesians 5:15 Lit look carefully
- Ephesians 5:16 Lit redeeming the time
- Ephesians 5:18 Lit in which is
- Ephesians 5:19 Or yourselves
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