16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.


In Context

13 But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.

14 Therefore he says, |Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.|

15 Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

17 Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

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

Ephesians 5:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:16Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:16making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:16But as wise: redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:16Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16redeeming the time, because the days are evil;