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andκαὶnoobscenityαἰσχρότηςandκαὶfoolish talkμωρολογίαorἢcrude joking,εὐτραπελίαwhichἃare notοὐκfitting,ἀνῆκενbutἀλλὰratherμᾶλλονthanksgiving.εὐχαριστία
Ephesians 5:4
Study it in the app“and no obscenity and foolish talk or crude joking, which are not fitting, but rather thanksgiving.”
Sexual immorality should not even be named among you, as is fitting for saintsPurity
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 5:4, word by word
- obscenityαἰσχρότηςaischrotēs
obscenity
Obscenity, what is shameful and filthy in words or conduct.
Where else “aischrotēs” appears- foolish talkμωρολογίαmōrologia
foolish talk
Foolish talk, speaking nonsense.
Where else “mōrologia” appears- crude jokingεὐτραπελίαeutrapelia
coarse joking
Coarse joking, jokes with a double meaning.
Where else “eutrapelia” appears- fittingἀνῆκενanēken
be fitting
Be fitting, be what is proper and due.
Where else “anēken” appears- ratherμᾶλλονmallon
rather
On the contrary, more accurately.
Where else “mallon” appears- thanksgivingεὐχαριστίαeucharistia
thanksgiving, gratitude
Thanksgiving, giving thanks; gratitude.
Where else “eucharistia” appears
The context
3But sexual immorality and all impurity or greed, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints;
4 · This verse (above)
5For this you know, recognizing that no sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of the Messiah and of God.
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?