Ephesians 5:18–20
Being filled with the Spirit shows in singing, gratitude and how we treat each other
Study it word by word18And do not get drunk with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
19speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and praising with psalms in your heart to the Lord,
20giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah to God the Father,
In its context
16making the most of the time, because the days are evil.
17For this reason do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
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21submitting to one another in the fear of the Messiah.
22Wives, be subject to your own husbands as to the Lord;
Its words in the original
- μεθύσκεσθεmethyskesthe· get drunk
Get drunk, be drunk.
- οἴνῳoinōi· wine
Wine.
- ἐστινestin· be
Be, exist.
- ἀσωτίαasōtia· reckless living
Reckless living, a life without restraint that wastes everything.
- πληροῦσθεplērousthe· fulfill, fill
Fill; fulfill: bring about what a word announced.
- πνεύματιpneumati· spirit, Spirit
Spirit; also wind and breath. With "holy", the Holy Spirit of God.
- λαλοῦντεςlalountes· speak
Speak, talk.
- ψαλμοῖςpsalmois· psalm
Psalm: a song of praise; the book of Psalms.
- ὕμνοιςhymnois· hymn
Hymn, a song of praise.
- ᾠδαῖςōidais· song
Song.
- πνευματικαῖςpneumatikais· spiritual
Spiritual: coming from the Spirit or belonging to him.
- ᾄδοντεςaidontes· sing
Sing.
- ψάλλοντεςpsallontes· sing praise
Sing psalms, sing praise, with or without music.
- καρδίᾳkardiai· heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
- κυρίῳkyriōi· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- εὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountes· give thanks
Give thanks.
- πάντοτεpantote· always
Always.
- ὀνόματιonomati· name
Name. In the Bible, a name stands for the person himself.
- ἸησοῦIēsou· 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).
- ΧριστοῦChristou· Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
- θεῷtheōi· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- πατρίpatri· father, Father
Father; also ancestor.