Ephesians 5:16
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
King James Version
In Context
15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Cross References
Psalms 37:19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 11:2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Daniel 2:8The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
Matthew 25:17And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
Acts 11:28And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
1 Corinthians 7:26I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
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 →