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giving thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςalwaysπάντοτεforὑπὲρall thingsπάντωνinἐνthe nameὀνόματιof our Lordτοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶνJesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστοῦto Godτῷ θεῷthe Father,καὶ πατρί
Ephesians 5:20
Study it in the app“giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah to God the Father,”
Being filled with the Spirit shows in singing, gratitude and how we treat each otherThe Holy Spirit
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 5:20, word by word
- giving thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountes
give thanks
Give thanks.
Where else “eucharistountes” appears- alwaysπάντοτεpantote
always
Always.
Where else “pantote” appears- the nameὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- of our Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- the Fatherπατρίpatri
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patri” appears
The context
19speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and praising with psalms in your heart to the Lord,
20 · This verse (above)
21submitting to one another in the fear of the Messiah.
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?