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Ephesians 5:10

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Guidance and decisionsGod's will and callingFollowing Jesus

8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

9 for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

Test and prove what pleases the Lord.

11 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

12 For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.

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BSB
Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
KJV
Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
WEB
proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.
ASV
proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;
DARBY
proving what is agreeable to the Lord;
BLB
discerning what is well-pleasing to the Lord.
ÅB
idet dere prøver hva som er velbehagelig for Herren,
OTB
og prøv å lære hva som behager Herren.
B1930
idet I prøver hvad som er velbehagelig for Herren,

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Cross references

  • Romans 12:1–2

    Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

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  • Psalms 19:14

    May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

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  • Hebrews 12:28

    Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

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  • 1 Peter 2:5

    you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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  • 1 Peter 2:20

    How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:21

    but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.

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  • Proverbs 21:3

    To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.

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  • Romans 14:18

    For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

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