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discerningδοκιμάζοντεςwhatτίisἐστινpleasingεὐάρεστονto the Lord;τῷ κυρίῳ
Ephesians 5:10
Study it in the app“discerning what is pleasing to the Lord;”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 5:10, word by word
- discerningδοκιμάζοντεςdokimazontes
test
To check something to see if it is good.
Where else “dokimazontes” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- pleasingεὐάρεστονeuareston
pleasing, acceptable
Pleasing, acceptable: what pleases someone.
Where else “euareston” appears- to the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears
The context
9(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
10 · This verse (above)
11and do not take part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even expose them.
To study Ephesians 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about walking in love and walking as children of light (v. 1-2, 8-9)?
2. What it means
Paul links the Messiah's love for the assembly with a husband's love for his wife (v. 25-29). What does the text say that love is like?
3. How I live it
Paul invites us to give thanks always and to speak with psalms and songs (v. 19-20). What simple habit could help you do that?