11 translations · Greek
Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
Ephesians 5:11 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
- KJV King James Version
- And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
- ASV American Standard Version
- and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Don't have anything to do with the pointless things that darkness produces—instead expose them.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,
- DBY Darby Translation
- and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove [them],
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them .
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| μὴ | mē | — | G3361 μή not |
| συνκοινωνεῖτε | synkoinōneite | Have no fellowship with | G4790 συγκοινωνέω to share with |
| τοῖς | tois | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἔργοις | ergois | deeds | G2041 ἔργον work |
| τοῖς | tois | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀκάρποις | akarpois | fruitless | G175 ἄκαρπος unfruitful |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| σκότους | skotous | of darkness | G4655 σκότος darkness |
| μᾶλλον | mallon | rather | G3123 μᾶλλον more |
| δὲ | de | but | G1161 δέ then |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| ἐλέγχετε | elenchete | expose [them] | G1651 ἐλέγχω to rebuke |
Related verses
- Romans 13:12
The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.
- 1 Timothy 5:20
Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.
- 2 John 1:10–11
If anyone comes to you, and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t receive him into your house, and don’t welcome him, for he who welcomes him participates in his evil deeds.
- Romans 16:17
Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
- Psalm 1:1–2
Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night.
- Romans 6:21
What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:14
If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.
- Titus 2:15
Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you.
- Revelation 18:4
I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, that you have no participation in her sins, and that you don’t receive of her plagues,
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
9 for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,
10 proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.
11 Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
12 For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.
13 But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.
Read all of Ephesians 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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