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Ephesians 5:17-20 KJV
Ephesians · chapter 5 · verses 17–20
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; 20Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;Ephesians 5:17-20 · King James Version
Ephesians 5:17-20 in context
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;
20Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
22Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Commentary
Cross references
- Romans 12:2
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18
- Colossians 1:9
- Ephesians 5:15
- Jeremiah 4:22
- 1 Peter 4:2
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1-3
- Colossians 4:5
- Luke 1:15
- Proverbs 20:1
- Romans 13:13
- Galatians 5:21-25
Key words (Strong's)
- understandingsyniēmito set or bring together, in a hostile sense, of combatants, to put the perception with…G4920 →
- yourselvesheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- spiritualpneumatikosrelating to the human spirit, or rational soul, as part of the man which is akin to God…G4152 →
- Speakinglaleōto utter a voice or emit a sound, to speak, to use the tongue or the faculty of speech…G2980 →
- singingadōto the praise of anyone, to singG103 →
- unwiseaphrōnwithout reason, senseless, foolish, stupid, without reflection or intelligence, acting…G878 →
- excessasōtiaan abandoned, dissolute life, profligacy, prodigalityG810 →
- filledplēroōto make full, to fill upG4137 →
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These verses contain a caution against all manner of uncleanness, with proper remedies and arguments proposed: some further cautions are added, and other duties recommended. Filthy lusts must be suppressed, in order to the supporting of holy love. Walk in love, and shun fornication and all uncleanness.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-20