Ephesians 5:1-2,18
Ephesians 5:1-2 The Message (MSG)
Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that.
Ephesians 5:18-20 The Message (MSG)
Don’t drink too much wine. That cheapens your life. Drink the Spirit of God, huge drafts of him. Sing hymns instead of drinking songs! Sing songs from your heart to Christ. Sing praises over everything, any excuse for a song to God the Father in the name of our Master, Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:1-2 King James Version (KJV)
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
Ephesians 5:18 King James Version (KJV)
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit
Ephesians 5:1-2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
Ephesians 5:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit
Ephesians 5:1-2 New Century Version (NCV)
You are God’s children whom he loves, so try to be like him. Live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:18 New Century Version (NCV)
Do not be drunk with wine, which will ruin you, but be filled with the Spirit.
Ephesians 5:1-2 American Standard Version (ASV)
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
Ephesians 5:18 American Standard Version (ASV)
And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit
Ephesians 5:1-2 New International Version (NIV)
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:18 New International Version (NIV)
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit
Ephesians 5:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV)
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
Ephesians 5:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit
Ephesians 5:1-2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]; and walk continually in love [that is, value one another—practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others], just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God [slain for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance. [Ezek 20:41]
Ephesians 5:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Do not get drunk with wine, for that is wickedness (corruption, stupidity), but be filled with the [Holy] Spirit and constantly guided by Him. [Prov 23:20]
Ephesians 5:1-2 New Living Translation (NLT)
Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
Ephesians 5:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit
Ephesians 5:1-2 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Be imitators of God in everything you do, for then you will represent your Father as his beloved sons and daughters. And continue to walk surrendered to the extravagant love of Christ, for he surrendered his life as a sacrifice for us. His great love for us was pleasing to God, like an aroma of adoration—a sweet healing fragrance.
Ephesians 5:18 The Passion Translation (TPT)
And don’t get drunk with wine, which is rebellion; instead be filled continually with the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 5:1-2 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.