Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
Do not drink wine to excess, for that leads to profligacy; but seek to be filled with the Spirit of God, and speak to one another in psalms and hymns and sacred songs.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Holman Bible
And don’t get drunk
International Standard Version
Stop getting drunk with wine, which leads to wild living, but keep on being filled with the Spirit.
A Conservative Version
And do not become intoxicated with wine, during which is debauchery, but be filled in Spirit,
American Standard Version
And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;
Amplified
Do not get drunk with wine, for that is wickedness (corruption, stupidity), but be filled with the [Holy] Spirit and constantly guided by Him.
An Understandable Version
And do not get drunk on wine, which results in ruined lives, but be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Anderson New Testament
And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit;
Bible in Basic English
And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;
Common New Testament
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,
Daniel Mace New Testament
do not drink to excess, for that tends to dissoluteness, but be regal'd with spiritual entertainments:
Darby Translation
And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,
Godbey New Testament
Be not drunk with wine, in which there is riot, but be ye filled with the Spirit;
Goodspeed New Testament
Do not get drunk on wine, for that is profligacy, but be filled with the Spirit,
John Wesley New Testament
And be not drunken with wine,
Julia Smith Translation
And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit;
King James 2000
And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And do not be drunk with wine (in which is dissipation), but be filled by the Spirit,
Modern King James verseion
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is excess, but be filled with the Spirit,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess: but be fulfilled with the spirit,
Moffatt New Testament
and do not get drunk with wine ??that means profligacy ??but be filled with the Spirit,
Montgomery New Testament
Do not be drunk with wine, in which is riotous living, but drink deep in the Spirit,
NET Bible
And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,
New Heart English Bible
Do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
Noyes New Testament
And be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled with the Spirit,
Sawyer New Testament
And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess, but be filled with the spirit,
The Emphasized Bible
And be not getting drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be getting filled in Spirit; -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And be not drunk with wine, in which there is sottishness, but be filled with the Spirit;
Webster
And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Weymouth New Testament
Do not over-indulge in wine--a thing in which excess is so easy--
Williams New Testament
Stop getting drunk on wine, for that means profligacy, but ever be filled with the Spirit,
World English Bible
Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
Worrell New Testament
And be not drunken with wine, in which is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;
Worsley New Testament
And be not drunk with wine, in which there is riotous excess; but be filled with the Spirit:
Youngs Literal Translation
and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,
Themes
Excess » Excess, general references to
Fulness » Spiritual » Fulness of the spirit
Holy spirit » Being filled with the spirit
the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit » Saints full of
Intemperance » Examples of » Excess, general references to
Spiritual » Fulness » Fulness of the spirit
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Excess, general references to
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Ephesians 5:18
Devotionals containing Ephesians 5:18
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:18
Images Ephesians 5:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Being Filled By The Spirit
17 Therefore do not grow thoughtless, but try to understand what the Lord's will is. 18 Do not drink wine to excess, for that leads to profligacy; but seek to be filled with the Spirit of God, and speak to one another in psalms and hymns and sacred songs. 19 Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Corinthians 5:11
But, as things are, I say that you are not to associate with any one who, although a Brother in name, is immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or abusive, or a drunkard, or grasping-no, not even to sit at table with such people.
Luke 1:15
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord; he shall not drink any wine or strong drink, and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth,
Romans 13:13
Being in the light of Day, let us live becomingly, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lust and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy.
1 Thessalonians 5:7
It is at night that men sleep, and at night that drunkards get drunk.
Luke 12:45
But should that servant say to himself 'My master is a long time coming,' and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
Luke 21:34
Be on your guard lest your minds should ever be dulled by debauches or drunkenness or the anxieties of life, and lest 'That Day' should come suddenly upon you, like a snare.
1 Corinthians 6:10
Or a thief, or covetous, or a drunkard, or abusive, or grasping, will have any share in God's Kingdom.
1 Peter 4:3-4
Surely in the past you have spent time enough living as the Gentiles delight to live. For your path has lain among scenes of debauchery, licentiousness, drunkenness, revelry, hard-drinking, and profane idolatry.
Matthew 23:25
Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are filled with the results of greed and self-indulgence.
Matthew 24:49
And begin to beat his fellow-servants, and eat and drink with drunkards,
Luke 11:13
If you, then, naturally wicked though you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those that ask him!"
Acts 2:13-18
But there were some who said with a sneer: "They have had too much new wine."
Acts 11:24
For Barnabas was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith--and a large number of people took their stand on the Lord's side.
1 Corinthians 11:21
For, as you eat, each of you tries to secure his own supper first, with the result that one has too little to eat, and another has too much to drink!
Galatians 5:21-25
Feelings of envy, drunkenness, revelry, and the like. And I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who indulge in such things will have no place in the Kingdom of God.
Titus 1:6
They are to be men of irreproachable character, who are faithful husbands, whose children are Christians and have never been charged with dissolute conduct or have been unruly.