Ephesians 5:19
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;
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
- KJV
- Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
- WEB
- speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
- ASV
- speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
- DARBY
- speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and chanting with your heart to the Lord;
- BLB
- speaking to each other in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your⁺ heart to the Lord,
- ÅB
- så dere taler til hverandre med salmer og lovsanger og åndelige viser, og synger og leker for Herren i deres hjerter,
- OTB
- og tal til hverandre med salmer, hymner, og åndelige sanger, syng og spill fra hjertet for Herren,
- B1930
- så I taler til hverandre med salmer og lovsanger og åndelige viser, og synger og leker for Herren i eders hjerter,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Read in context1 Corinthians 14:26
How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
Read in contextPsalms 95:2
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Read in contextActs 16:25
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Read in contextPsalms 147:7
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
Read in contextJames 5:13
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Read in contextPsalms 105:2–3
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Read in contextJohn 4:23–24
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
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