Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for it is on account of these very sins that God's anger is coming upon the disobedient.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Holman Bible
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath
International Standard Version
Do not let anyone deceive you with meaningless words, for it is because of these things that God becomes angry with those who disobey.
A Conservative Version
Let no man deceive you by empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
American Standard Version
Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.
Amplified
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments [that encourage you to sin], for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience [those who habitually sin].
An Understandable Version
Do not let anyone deceive you with empty words, for because of such things, the wrath of God will fall upon people who are disobedient [to Him].
Anderson New Testament
Let no one deceive you with vain words: for on account of these things, the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Bible in Basic English
Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.
Common New Testament
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Daniel Mace New Testament
let no man mislead you by vain reasonings: for it is for these vices, that the wrath of God lights upon the incredulous.
Darby Translation
Let no one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Godbey New Testament
Let no one deceive you with empty words: for through these the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience.
Goodspeed New Testament
Whatever anyone may say in the way of worthless arguments to deceive you, these are the things that are bringing God's anger down upon the disobedient.
John Wesley New Testament
Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things the wrath of God cometh upon the sons of disobedience.
Julia Smith Translation
Let none lead you astray with vain words: for by these things comes the anger of God upon the sons of disobedience.
King James 2000
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these [things] the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
Modern King James verseion
Let no man deceive you with vain words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the children of disobedience.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let no man deceive you with vain words. For through such things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of unbelief.
Moffatt New Testament
Let no one deceive you with specious arguments; these are the vices that bring down God's anger on the sons of disobedience.
Montgomery New Testament
Let no man deceive you with empty arguments, for it is these vices that bring down the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience;
NET Bible
Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God's wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.
New Heart English Bible
Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
Noyes New Testament
Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things the wrath of God cometh upon the sons of disobedience.
Sawyer New Testament
Let no man deceive you with vain words; for on account of these comes the wrath of God on the children of disobedience.
The Emphasized Bible
Let no one be deceiving you with empty words; for, because of these things, is coming the anger of God upon the sons of obstinacy:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things, the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Do not let any one deceive you with specious arguments. Those are the sins that bring down the Wrath of God upon the disobedient.
Webster
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Williams New Testament
Stop letting anyone deceive you with groundless arguments about these things, for it is because of these very sins that God's anger comes down upon the disobedient.
World English Bible
Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
Worrell New Testament
Let no one deceive you with empty words; for, because of these things, comes the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.
Worsley New Testament
Let no one deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Youngs Literal Translation
Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Exhortations to hate and avoid
Be not deceived » Miscellaneous topics containing warnings
Children » Lambs of the fold » Of the world
Covetousness » The reward for covetousness
Deceit » Saints » Should beware of those who teach
Deception » Not letting anyone deceive you
Inheritance » Who shall not inherit the kingdom of God
Partaking » Who not to partake with
Sexual activities » The reward for sexual sins
Uncleanness » The reward for being unclean
Topics
Interlinear
Dia
Tauta
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:6
Prayers for Ephesians 5:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Imitators Of God
5 For be well assured that no fornicator or immoral person and no money-grubber--or in other words idol-worshipper--has any share awaiting him in the Kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for it is on account of these very sins that God's anger is coming upon the disobedient. 7 Therefore do not become sharers with them.
Cross References
Romans 1:18
For God's anger is being revealed from Heaven against all impiety and against the iniquity of men who through iniquity suppress the truth. God is angry:
Colossians 2:8
Take care lest there be some one who leads you away as prisoners by means of his philosophy and idle fancies, following human traditions and the world's crude notions instead of following Christ.
Colossians 3:6
It is on account of these very sins that God's anger is coming,
Matthew 24:4
"Take care that no one misleads you," answered Jesus;
Matthew 24:24
For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying wonderful signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, were it possible, even God's own People.
Mark 13:5
So Jesus began to say to them: "Take care that no one misleads you.
Mark 13:22
For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying signs and prodigies with a view to lead astray--if indeed that were possible--even God's own People.
Galatians 6:7-8
Do not deceive yourselves. God is not to be scoffed at. For whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
Ephesians 2:2-3
which were once habitual to you while you walked in the ways of this world and obeyed the Prince of the powers of the air, the spirits that are now at work in the hearts of the sons of disobedience--to you God has given Life.
Colossians 2:4
I say this to prevent your being misled by any one's plausible sophistry.
Colossians 2:18
Let no one defraud you of your prize, priding himself on his humility and on his worship of the angels, and taking his stand on the visions he has seen, and idly puffed up with his unspiritual thoughts.
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let no one in any way deceive you, for that day cannot come without the coming of the apostasy first, and the appearing of the man of sin, the son of perdition, who sets himself against,
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
and by every kind of wicked deception for those who are on the way to perdition because they did not welcome into their hearts the love of the truth, so that they might be saved.
Hebrews 3:19
And so we see that it was owing to lack of faith that they could not be admitted.
1 Peter 2:8
and "a Stone for the foot to strike against, and a Rock to stumble over." Their foot strikes against it because they are disobedient to God's Message, and to this they were appointed.
1 John 4:1
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but put the spirits to the test to see whether they are from God; for many false teachers have gone out into the world.