Parallel Verses

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.

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;)

Bible in Basic English

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

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),

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 were once darkness, but are now in the Lord. 9 Lead the life of children of light, for the fruit of the light consists in every kind of goodness and uprightness and truth. 10 Examine carefully what is well pleasing to the Lord,



Cross References

Romans 15:14

And I myself also am confident regarding you, my brothers, that you yourselves are already full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and well able to give advice to one another.

Ephesians 4:25

So then put away falseness and speak every man the truth to his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and said, "Behold a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit."

Romans 2:4

Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and long patience? Do you not know that the kindness of God is leading you to repentance?

Galatians 5:22-23

But the harvest-fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, gentleness, and self-control;

Ephesians 4:15

but holding the truth in love we shall grow up in every part into him who is our Head, even Christ.

Ephesians 6:14

Stand firm then, girt about with the belt of truth, and wearing the breastplate of righteousness,

Philippians 1:11

being filled with the fruit of righteousness through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, O servant of God, flee from these things, and run after integrity, piety, faith, love, stedfastness, gentleness.

Hebrews 1:8

But to the Son he says. Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever, And the scepter of thy kingdom is the scepter of justice.

Hebrews 11:33

who through faith conquered kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

1 Peter 2:24-25

He bore our sins in his own body upon the tree, in order that we might become dead to sins, and be alive unto righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

1 John 2:29

If you know that he is righteous you know also that every one who habitually practices righteousness has been born of him.

1 John 3:9-10

Whoever is a child of God cannot go on sinning, because his seed is abiding in him; and he cannot go on sinning because he is a child of God.

3 John 1:11

Do not imitate what is evil, beloved, but that which is good. He who does good is of God; he who does evil has never gazed on God.

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