🛡️WEB · Ephesians 5:17
What does Ephesians 5:17 mean?
"Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is."
— Ephesians 5:17 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;
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