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Ephesians 5:16-17 KJV
Ephesians · chapter 5 · verses 16–17 · King James Version
16Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.Ephesians 5:16-17 · King James Version
Ephesians 5:16-17 in context
14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
16Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Cross references
- Colossians 4:5
- Amos 5:13
- John 12:35
- Ephesians 6:13
- Ecclesiastes 12:1
- Galatians 6:10
- Romans 13:11
- Ecclesiastes 9:10
- Romans 12:2
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18
- Colossians 1:9
- Ephesians 5:15
Key words (Strong's)
- understandingsyniēmito set or bring together, in a hostile sense, of combatants, to put the perception with…G4920 →
- Redeemingexagorazōto redeem, by payment of a price to recover from the power of another, to ransom, buy…G1805 →
- unwiseaphrōnwithout reason, senseless, foolish, stupid, without reflection or intelligence, acting…G878 →
- timekairosdue measure, a measure of time, a larger or smaller portion of time, hence , a fixed and…G2540 →
- dayshēmerathe day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as…G2250 →
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