18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.


In Context

15 Be very careful, then, how you live-- not as unwise but as wise,

16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,

20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury; but be ye filled with the holy Spirit,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:18And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:18And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:18And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:18And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:18Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:18and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;