Ephesians 5:16
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
In Context
15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise men:
17Wherefore be not thoughtless, but consider what is the will of the Lord.
Cross References
Matthew 25:17and likewise he that had the two, he also gained two more:
Acts 11:28And one of them, named Agabus, stood up and signified by the Spirit, that there would be a great famine over all the earth: which accordingly came to pass in the reign of Claudius Cesar.
1 Corinthians 7:26I think then, that it is---better on account of the present distress,---that it is better, I say,
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 →