Ephesians 5:17
“Wherefore be ye not vnwise, but vnderstanding what the will of the Lord is.”
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Ephesians 5:17 Context
15See then that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise, 16Redeming the time, because the dayes are euill. 17Wherefore be ye not vnwise, but vnderstanding what the will of the Lord is. 18And bee not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but bee filled with the Spirit: 19Speaking to your selues, in Psalmes, and Hymnes, and Spirituall songs, singing and making melodie in your heart to the Lord,
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Other Translations for Ephesians 5:17
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord [is].
- King James Version
So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.
- Basic English Bible
For this reason be not foolish, but understanding what [is] the will of the Lord.
- Darby Bible
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
- Webster's Bible
On this account do not prove yourselves wanting in sense, but try to understand what the Lord's will is.
- Weymouth Bible
Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
- World English Bible
Therfor nyle ye be maad vnwise, but vndurstondynge which is the wille of God.
- Wycliffe Bible
because of this become not fools, but -- understanding what [is] the will of the Lord,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ephesians 5:17
5:17 What the will of the Lord is - In every time, place, and circumstance.
People's Bible Notes for Ephesians 5:17
Eph 5:17 Be ye not unwise. That is, so foolish as to not understand the will of the Lord.