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speakingλαλοῦντεςto one anotherἑαυτοῖςin psalmsψαλμοῖςandκαὶhymnsὕμνοιςandκαὶspiritualπνευματικαῖςsongs,ᾠδαῖςsingingᾄδοντεςandκαὶpraising with psalmsψάλλοντεςin your heartτῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶνto the Lord,τῷ κυρίῳ
Ephesians 5:19
Study it in the app“speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and praising with psalms in your heart to the Lord,”
Being filled with the Spirit shows in singing, gratitude and how we treat each otherThe Holy Spirit
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 5:19, word by word
- speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountes
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalountes” appears- in psalmsψαλμοῖςpsalmois
psalm
Psalm: a song of praise; the book of Psalms.
Where else “psalmois” appears- hymnsὕμνοιςhymnois
hymn
Hymn, a song of praise.
Where else “hymnois” appears- spiritualπνευματικαῖςpneumatikais
spiritual
Given or moved by the Spirit of God.
Where else “pneumatikais” appears- songsᾠδαῖςōidais
song
Song.
Where else “ōidais” appears- singingᾄδοντεςaidontes
sing
Sing.
Where else “aidontes” appears- praising with psalmsψάλλοντεςpsallontes
sing praise
Sing psalms, sing praise, with or without music.
Where else “psallontes” appears- in your heartκαρδίᾳkardiai
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardiai” appears- to the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears
The context
18And do not get drunk with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
19 · This verse (above)
20giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah to God the Father,
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?