Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),

New American Standard Bible

(for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

King James Version

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Holman Bible

for the fruit of the light results in all goodness, righteousness, and truth

International Standard Version

for the fruit that the light produces consists of every form of goodness, righteousness, and truth.

A Conservative Version

(for the fruit of the spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

American Standard Version

(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Amplified

(for the fruit [the effect, the result] of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

An Understandable Version

(for the product of light consists of everything good and right and true).

Anderson New Testament

(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Common New Testament

(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Daniel Mace New Testament

for the natural effect of light, is universal benevolence, justice, and truth:

Darby Translation

(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)

Godbey New Testament

(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Goodspeed New Testament

for light leads to perfect goodness, uprightness, and truth;

John Wesley New Testament

walk as children of light; (The fruit of the light is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth:)

Julia Smith Translation

(For the fruit of the Spirit in all goodness and justice and truth.;)

King James 2000

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Lexham Expanded Bible

(for the fruit of the light [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Modern King James verseion

(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the fruit of the spirit is, in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

Moffatt New Testament

(for the fruit of light consists in all that is good and right and true),

Montgomery New Testament

Lead the life of children of light, for the fruit of the light consists in every kind of goodness and uprightness and truth.

NET Bible

for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth --

New Heart English Bible

for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

Noyes New Testament

for the fruit of the light is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

The Emphasized Bible

For, the fruit of the light, is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth, -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Twentieth Century New Testament

For the outcome of life in the Light may be seen in every form of goodness, righteousness, and sincerity--

Webster

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth;)

Weymouth New Testament

Live and act as sons of Light--for the effect of the Light is seen in every kind of goodness, uprightness and truth--

Williams New Testament

for the product of light consists in practicing everything that is good and right and true;

World English Bible

for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

Worrell New Testament

(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Worsley New Testament

walk therefore as children of light, (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)

Youngs Literal Translation

for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

the fruit
καρπός 
Karpos 
Usage: 25

of the Spirit
πνεῦμα 
Pneuma 
Usage: 334

is in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

G19
ἀγαθωσύνη 
Agathosune 
Usage: 4

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

δικαιοσύνη 
Dikaiosune 
Usage: 83

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Ephesians 5:9

Context Readings

Light Versus Darkness

8 For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light 9 (Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true), 10 Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord;



Cross References

Romans 15:14

And I myself am certain of you, brothers, that you are full of what is good, complete in all knowledge, able to give direction to one another.

Ephesians 4:25

And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another.

Psalm 16:2-3

O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false.

Romans 2:4

Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

Ephesians 4:15

But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;

Ephesians 6:14

Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness;

Philippians 1:11

Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.

Hebrews 1:8

But of the Son he says, Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; and the rod of your kingdom is a rod of righteousness.

Hebrews 11:33

Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions shut,

1 Peter 2:24-25

He took our sins on himself, giving his body to be nailed on the tree, so that we, being dead to sin, might have a new life in righteousness, and by his wounds we have been made well.

1 John 2:29

If you have knowledge that he is upright, it is clear to you that everyone who does righteousness is his offspring.

1 John 3:9-10

Anyone who is a child of God does no sin, because he still has God's seed in him; he is not able to be a sinner, because God is his Father.

3 John 1:11

My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.

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