Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. New Living Translation It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. English Standard Version For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. Berean Standard Bible For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. Berean Literal Bible For it is shameful even to mention the things being done by them in secret. King James Bible For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. New King James Version For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. New American Standard Bible for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. NASB 1995 for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. NASB 1977 for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. Legacy Standard Bible For it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. Amplified Bible for it is disgraceful even to mention the things that such people practice in secret. Christian Standard Bible For it is shameful even to mention what is done by them in secret. Holman Christian Standard Bible For it is shameful even to mention what is done by them in secret. American Standard Version for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of. Contemporary English Version It is disgusting even to talk about what is done in the dark. English Revised Version for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of. GOD'S WORD® Translation It is shameful to talk about what some people do in secret. Good News Translation It is really too shameful even to talk about the things they do in secret.) International Standard Version For it is shameful even to mention what is done by these disobedient people in secret. Majority Standard Bible For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. NET Bible For the things they do in secret are shameful even to mention. New Heart English Bible For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of. Webster's Bible Translation For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. Weymouth New Testament for the things which are done by these people in secret it is disgraceful even to speak of. World English Bible For it is a shame even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor it is a shame even to speak of the things done by them in secret, Berean Literal Bible For it is shameful even to mention the things being done by them in secret. Young's Literal Translation for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of, Smith's Literal Translation For the things done secretly by them it is also shameful to speak. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of. Catholic Public Domain Version For the things that are done by them in secret are shameful, even to mention. New American Bible for it is shameful even to mention the things done by them in secret; New Revised Standard Version For it is shameful even to mention what such people do secretly; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor it is a shame even to speak of the things that are done by them in secret. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For the thing that they do in secret is an abomination to mention. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentfor it is a shame even to speak of the things that are done by them in secret. Godbey New Testament For it is disgraceful even to speak of those things which are done by them in concealment: Haweis New Testament For it is scandalous but to mention the things done of them in secret. Mace New Testament for it is a shame even to mention what they practise in secret. Weymouth New Testament for the things which are done by these people in secret it is disgraceful even to speak of. Worrell New Testament for it is a shame even to speak of the things done by them in secret. Worsley New Testament For it is a shame even to relate the things that are done by them in secret. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Children of Light…11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.… Cross References Romans 1:24-28 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. / For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ... 1 Corinthians 5:1-2 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. / And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this? 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 2 Corinthians 4:2 Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. Colossians 3:5-6 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; ... 1 Peter 4:3-4 For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. / Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you. Jude 1:7 In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire. Revelation 2:20-22 But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. Revelation 21:8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” Genesis 19:5-7 They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!” / Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him. / “Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing! Leviticus 18:22-30 You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination. / You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion. / Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves. ... Deuteronomy 23:17-18 No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute. / You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God. Judges 19:22-24 While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!” / The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage. / Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.” 2 Samuel 13:12-14 “No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! / Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” / But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her. Treasury of Scripture For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. it. Ephesians 5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Romans 1:24-27 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: … 1 Peter 4:3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: in. 2 Samuel 12:12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. Proverbs 9:17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. Jump to Previous Disgraceful Disobedient Mention Secret Shame Shameful Speak WordsJump to Next Disgraceful Disobedient Mention Secret Shame Shameful Speak WordsEphesians 5 1. After general exhortations to love;3. to flee sexual immorality; 4. and all uncleanness; 7. not to converse with the wicked; 15. to walk carefully; 18. and to be filled with the Spirit; 22. he descends to the particular duties, how wives ought to obey their husbands; 25. and husbands ought to love their wives, 32. even as Christ does his church. For it is shameful The Greek word for "shameful" is "αἰσχρόν" (aischron), which conveys a sense of disgrace or dishonor. In the cultural context of the Greco-Roman world, honor and shame were pivotal societal values. The Apostle Paul is emphasizing that certain actions are so morally reprehensible that they bring dishonor not only to the individual but also to the community of believers. This reflects a call to uphold the sanctity and purity of the Christian life, avoiding even the discussion of such acts to maintain spiritual integrity. even to mention what the disobedient do in secret Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Forγὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. it is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. shameful αἰσχρόν (aischron) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 150: Base, disgraceful. From the same as aischunomai; shameful, i.e. Base. even καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. to mention λέγειν (legein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. what τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. [the disobedient] do γινόμενα (ginomena) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. in secret. κρυφῇ (kryphē) Adverb Strong's 2931: In secret, secretly. Adverb from krupto; privately. Links Ephesians 5:12 NIVEphesians 5:12 NLT Ephesians 5:12 ESV Ephesians 5:12 NASB Ephesians 5:12 KJV Ephesians 5:12 BibleApps.com Ephesians 5:12 Biblia Paralela Ephesians 5:12 Chinese Bible Ephesians 5:12 French Bible Ephesians 5:12 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Ephesians 5:12 For the things which are done (Ephes. Eph. Ep) |
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