Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,
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;
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.
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:
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
Verse Info
Context Readings
Being Filled By The Spirit
17 because of this become not fools, but -- understanding what is the will of the Lord, 18 and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit, 19 speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a scorner -- strong drink is noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
1 Corinthians 5:11
and now, I did write to you not to keep company with him, if any one, being named a brother, may be a whoremonger, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner -- with such a one not even to eat together;
Luke 1:15
for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;
Romans 13:13
as in day-time, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkennesses, not in chamberings and lasciviousnesses, not in strife and emulation;
1 Thessalonians 5:7
for those sleeping, by night do sleep, and those making themselves drunk, by night are drunken,
Genesis 9:21
and drinketh of the wine, and is drunken, and uncovereth himself in the midst of the tent.
Deuteronomy 21:20
and have said unto the elders of his city, Our son -- this one -- is apostatizing and rebellious; he is not hearkening to our voice -- a glutton and drunkard;
Isaiah 5:22
Woe to the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.
Luke 12:45
'And if that servant may say in his heart, My lord doth delay to come, and may begin to beat the men-servants and the maid-servants, to eat also, and to drink, and to be drunken;
Luke 21:34
'And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you,
1 Corinthians 6:10
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of God shall inherit.
1 Peter 4:3-4
for sufficient to us is the past time of life the will of the nations to have wrought, having walked in lasciviousnesses, desires, excesses of wines, revellings, drinking-bouts, and unlawful idolatries,
Genesis 19:32-35
come, we cause our father to drink wine, and lie with him, and preserve from our father -- a seed.'
Psalm 63:3-5
Because better is Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.
Psalm 69:12
Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.
Proverbs 23:20-21
Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,
Proverbs 23:29-35
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?
Song of Songs 1:4
Draw me: after thee we run, The king hath brought me into his inner chambers, We do joy and rejoice in thee, We mention thy loves more than wine, Uprightly they have loved thee!
Song of Songs 7:9
And thy palate as the good wine -- 'Flowing to my beloved in uprightness, Strengthening the lips of the aged!
Isaiah 5:11-13
Woe to those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!
Isaiah 25:6
And made hath Jehovah of Hosts, For all the peoples in this mount, A banquet of fat things, a banquet of preserved things, Fat things full of marrow, preserved things refined.
Isaiah 55:1
Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk.
Zechariah 9:15-17
Jehovah of Hosts doth cover them over, And they consumed, and subdued sling-stones, Yea, they have drunk, They have made a noise as wine, And they have been full as a bowl, As corners of an altar.
Matthew 23:25
'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of rapine and incontinence.
Matthew 24:49
and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,
Luke 11:13
If, then, ye, being evil, have known good gifts to be giving to your children, how much more shall the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him!'
Acts 2:13-18
and others mocking said, -- 'They are full of sweet wine;'
Acts 11:24
because he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith, and a great multitude was added to the Lord.
1 Corinthians 11:21
for each his own supper doth take before in the eating, and one is hungry, and another is drunk;
Galatians 5:21-25
envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revellings, and such like, of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that those doing such things the reign of God shall not inherit.
Titus 1:6
if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate --