Ephesians
King James Version (KJV)
Ephesians 5:18
“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;”
King James Version (KJV)
Ephesians 5:18 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.
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Translation Details for Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Other Translations for Ephesians 5:18
Bible Commentary for Ephesians 5:18
Wesley's Notes for Ephesians 5:18
5:18 Wherein is excess - That is, which leads to debauchery of every kind. But be ye filled with the Spirit - In all his graces, who gives a more noble pleasure than wine can do.
People's Bible Notes for Ephesians 5:18
Eph 5:18 Be not drunk with wine. Wine was at that time the usual intoxicating drink. The passage forbids intoxication, which was a common vice of the time. Wherein is excess. "Riot", in the Revised Version. How true! Enjoyment is not to be sought, as the world seeks it, in wine, but rather in being "filled with the Spirit". Then your songs will not be bacchanalian.
And bee not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but bee filled with the Spirit:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;
- American Standard Version (1901)
And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;
- Basic English Bible
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,
- Darby Bible
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury; but be ye filled with the holy Spirit,
- Douay-Rheims Bible
And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;
- English Revised Version
Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
- World English Bible