Ephesians 5:19
speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and chanting with your heart to the Lord;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
18And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,
Cross References
Psalms 62:8Confide in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God is our refuge. Selah.
Psalms 95:2Let us come before his face with thanksgiving; let us shout aloud unto him with psalms.
Psalms 147:7Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto our God:
Matthew 15:8This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;
John 4:23But [the] hour is coming and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth; for also the Father seeks such as his worshippers.
1 Corinthians 14:26What is it then, brethren? whenever ye come together, each [of you] has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to edification.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 5:4-21
Preservatives from Impurity; Cautions and Admonitions. ( a. d. 61.) 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things… Read the whole commentary →