Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury; but be ye filled with the holy Spirit,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
In Context
17Wherefore become not unwise, but understanding what is the will of God.
Cross References
Genesis 9:21And drinking of the wine was made drunk, and was uncovered in his tent.
Deuteronomy 21:20And shall say to them: This our son is rebellious and stubborn, he slighteth hearing our admonitions, he giveth himself to revelling, and to debauchery and banquetings:
Psalms 69:12And I made haircloth my garment: and I became a byword to them.
Proverbs 23:20Be not in the feasts of great drinkers, nor in their revellings, who contribute flesh to eat:
Song of Solomon 1:4I am black but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Cedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Isaiah 5:11Woe to you that rise up early in the morning to follow drunkenness, and to drink till the evening, to be inflamed with wine.
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 →