Ephesians 5:10
Modern Translations
New International Version
and find out what pleases the Lord.

New Living Translation
Carefully determine what pleases the Lord.

English Standard Version
and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.

Berean Study Bible
Test and prove what pleases the Lord.

New American Standard Bible
as you try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

NASB 1995
trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

NASB 1977
trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

Amplified Bible
trying to learn [by experience] what is pleasing to the Lord [and letting your lifestyles be examples of what is most acceptable to Him—your behavior expressing gratitude to God for your salvation].

Christian Standard Bible
testing what is pleasing to the Lord.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
discerning what is pleasing to the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
as you try to please the Lord.

Good News Translation
Try to learn what pleases the Lord.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Determine which things please the Lord.

International Standard Version
Determine what pleases the Lord,

NET Bible
trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

New King James Version
finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.

King James 2000 Bible
Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

New Heart English Bible
proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.

World English Bible
proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.

American King James Version
Proving what is acceptable to the Lord.

American Standard Version
proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;

A Faithful Version
Proving what is well pleasing to the Lord;

Darby Bible Translation
proving what is agreeable to the Lord;

English Revised Version
proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;

Webster's Bible Translation
Proving what is acceptable to the Lord.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Approuing that which is pleasing to the Lorde.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Approuyng what is acceptable vnto the Lorde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and prone what is pleasinge vnto the LORDE,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Accept that which is pleasinge to the Lorde:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
proving what is well-pleasing to the LORD;

Berean Literal Bible
discerning what is well-pleasing to the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord,

Smith's Literal Translation
Trying what is pleasing to the Lord.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Discerning what is well-pleasing to the Lord.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Proving what is well pleasing to God:

Catholic Public Domain Version
affirming what is well-pleasing to God.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Distinguish what is pleasing before Our Lord.

Lamsa Bible
And so you must discern that which is acceptable before our LORD.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
learning what is acceptable to the Lord;

Godbey New Testament
proving what is acceptable to the Lord;

Haweis New Testament
proving what is acceptable to the Lord.

Mace New Testament
consider what is acceptable to the Lord;

Weymouth New Testament
and learn in your own experiences what is fully pleasing to the Lord.

Worrell New Testament
proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord;

Worsley New Testament
approving what is well-pleasing to the Lord.
















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