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For this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοdo notμὴbeγίνεσθεfoolish,ἄφρονεςbutἀλλὰunderstandσυνίετεwhatτίthe willτὸ θέλημαof the Lord is.τοῦ κυρίου
Ephesians 5:17
Study it in the app“For this reason do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”
Paul asks us to watch how we live and understand the Lord's willGod guides
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 5:17, word by word
- beγίνεσθεginesthe
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “ginesthe” appears- foolishἄφρονεςaphrones
foolish
Foolish, senseless.
Where else “aphrones” appears- understandσυνίετεsyniete
understand
Understand, grasp.
Where else “syniete” appears- the willθέλημαthelēma
will
Will: what someone wants and decides.
Where else “thelēma” appears- of the Lord isκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears
The context
16making the most of the time, because the days are evil.
17 · This verse (above)
18And do not get drunk with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
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?