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Ephesians 5:18 — King James Version← Study notes

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;


Ephesians 5:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 5:1812 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
μὴ
notadverbG3361
μεθύσκεσθεmethyskesthe
do be drunkverbG3182
οἴνῳoinō
with winenounG3631
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
whichrelative pronounG3739
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
ἀσωτίαasōtia
debaucherynounG810
ἀλλὰalla
InsteadwordG235
πληροῦσθεplērousthe
do be filledverbG4137
ἐνen
withprepositionG1722
πνεύματιpneumati
the SpiritnounG4151
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 5:18

“Wherefore,” he adds, “be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is; and be not drunk with wine, wherein is riot.” For indeed intemperance in this renders men passionate and violent, and hot-headed, and irritable and savage. Wine has been given us for cheerfulness, not for drunkenness. Whereas now it appears to be an unmanly and contemptible thing for a man not to get drunk. And what sort of hope then is there of salvation? What? Contemptible, tell me, not…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 19 on Ephesians
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