Parallel Verses
Amplified
for it is disgraceful even to mention the things that such people practice in secret.
New American Standard Bible
for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.
King James Version
For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
Holman Bible
For it is shameful even to mention what is done by them in secret.
International Standard Version
For it is shameful even to mention what is done by these disobedient people in secret.
A Conservative Version
For it is disgusting even to speak of the things happening by them secretly.
American Standard Version
for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.
An Understandable Version
For it is shameful even to talk about the things they do in private.
Anderson New Testament
for it is a shame even to speak of the things that are done by them in secret.
Bible in Basic English
For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.
Common New Testament
For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for it is a shame even to mention what they practise in secret.
Darby Translation
for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say.
Godbey New Testament
For it is disgraceful even to speak of those things which are done by them in concealment:
Goodspeed New Testament
For while it is degrading even to mention their secret practices,
John Wesley New Testament
For it is a shame even to speak the things which are done by them in secret.
Julia Smith Translation
For the things done secretly by them it is also shameful to speak.
King James 2000
For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For it is shameful even to speak [about] the things being [done] by them in secret,
Modern King James verseion
For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For it is shame even to name those things which are done of them in secret:
Moffatt New Testament
One is indeed ashamed even to speak about what such men do in secret;
Montgomery New Testament
For it is a shame even to speak of the things that are done by such men in secret;
NET Bible
For the things they do in secret are shameful even to mention.
New Heart English Bible
For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.
Noyes New Testament
For the things done in secret by them it is a shame even to speak of.
Sawyer New Testament
For the things which are done by them in secret it is base even to mention;
The Emphasized Bible
For, of the secret things which are brought to pass by them, it is, shameful, even to speak!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For it is scandalous but to mention the things done of them in secret.
Twentieth Century New Testament
It is degrading even to speak of the things continually done by them in secret.
Webster
For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.
Weymouth New Testament
for the things which are done by these people in secret it is disgraceful even to speak of.
Williams New Testament
For it is disgraceful even to mention the vices practiced in secret by them;
World English Bible
For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.
Worrell New Testament
for it is a shame even to speak of the things done by them in secret.
Worsley New Testament
For it is a shame even to relate the things that are done by them in secret.
Youngs Literal Translation
for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of,
Themes
Gentiles » Unclassified sciptures relating to
the Heathen » Described as » Filthy
Secret sins » Warnings against
Topics
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Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Light Versus Darkness
11
Do not participate in the worthless and unproductive deeds of darkness, but instead expose them [by exemplifying personal integrity, moral courage, and godly character];
12 for it is disgraceful even to mention the things that such people practice in secret.
13
But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light [of God’s precepts], for
Phrases
Cross References
Ephesians 5:3
But sexual immorality and all [moral] impurity [indecent, offensive behavior] or greed must not even be hinted at among you, as is proper among saints [for as believers our way of life, whether in public or in private, reflects the validity of our faith].
2 Samuel 12:12
Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and
Proverbs 9:17
“Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet [because they are forbidden];
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God will bring every act to judgment, every hidden and secret thing, whether it is good or evil.
Jeremiah 23:24
“Can anyone hide himself in secret places
So that I cannot see him?” says the Lord.
“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.
Luke 12:1-2
In the meantime, after so many thousands of the people had gathered that they were stepping on one another, Jesus began speaking first of all to His disciples,
Romans 1:24-27
Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their own hearts to [sexual] impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them [abandoning them to the degrading power of sin],
Romans 2:16
on that day when,
1 Peter 4:3
For the time already past is [more than] enough for doing what the [unsaved] Gentiles like to do—
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the Book of Life; and the dead were judged according to what they had done as written in the books [that is, everything done while on earth].