3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;


In Context

1 Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

2 and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell.

3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

5 For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, which is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Ephesians 5:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:3But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not so much as be named among you, as becometh saints:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3But lewdness and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becomes saints;