Ephesians 5:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEphesians 5:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
αἰσχρότης
aischrótēs
G151
obscenity
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
μωρολογία
mōrología
G3473
foolish talk
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
εὐτραπελία
eutrapelía
G2160
facetiousness
ἃ
hós
G3739
who
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἀνῆκεν
anḗkō
G433
to pertain to
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
μᾶλλον
mâllon
G3123
more
εὐχαριστία
eucharistía
G2169
thanksgiving
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World English Bible Public Domain
nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.
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King James Version Public Domain
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and filthiness and foolish talk or crude jokes—which are not fitting—but instead, thanksgiving.
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