Ephesians 5:16

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Make the most of the time, because the days are evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • Col 4:5 : 5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore, the prudent person will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.
  • Eccl 12:1 : 1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years arrive when you say, 'I find no pleasure in them.'
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, especially to those who belong to the household of faith.
  • Eph 6:13 : 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
  • Gal 1:4 : 4 who gave Himself for our sins to deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 And do this, knowing the time, that the hour has already come for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  • John 12:35 : 35 Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
  • Ps 37:19 : 19 They will not be ashamed in the time of disaster, and in days of famine they will be satisfied.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
  • Eccl 11:2 : 2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the earth.
  • Acts 11:28-29 : 28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and, through the Spirit, predicted that a severe famine would spread across the entire world. This happened during the reign of Claudius. 29 The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters living in Judea.
  • 1 Cor 7:26 : 26 Because of the present distress, I think it is good for a person to remain as they are.
  • 1 Cor 7:29-31 : 29 This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as if they do not. 30 Those who weep, as if they did not weep; those who rejoice, as if they did not rejoice; those who buy, as if they did not possess. 31 And those who use the things of this world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
  • Eph 6:15 : 15 And as shoes for your feet, put on the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Col 4:5
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    5Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.

  • Eph 5:14-15
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    14Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

    15Be very careful, then, how you walk—not as unwise but as wise.

  • Eph 5:17-18
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    17Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

    18And do not get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled with the Spirit.

  • Rom 13:11-13
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    11And do this, knowing the time, that the hour has already come for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

    12The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

    13Let us walk properly, as in the daytime, not in revelries and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.

  • 1 Thess 5:4-7
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    4But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

    5You are all children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.

    6So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober.

    7For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

  • Eph 5:6-11
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    6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience.

    7Therefore, do not be partners with them.

    8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.

    9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.)

    10Prove what is well-pleasing to the Lord.

    11Do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.

  • 1 Thess 5:22
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    22Abstain from every form of evil.

  • Mark 13:33
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    33Be on guard! Stay alert and pray, because you do not know when the time will come.

  • 1 Thess 5:1-2
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    1Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to be written to you.

    2For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

  • Eph 6:13
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    13Therefore, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

  • Prov 1:16
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    16For their feet run to evil; they hasten to shed blood.

  • Amos 5:13
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    13Therefore, the prudent person will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

  • Eph 6:11
    69%

    11Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

  • Eccl 8:5
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    5Whoever obeys a command will avoid harm, and the heart of the wise person knows the right time and the right way.

  • Eph 4:17
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    17Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds.

  • Ps 90:12
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    12Teach us to number our days carefully, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

  • Eph 4:26-27
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    26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

    27and do not give the devil an opportunity.

  • Gal 4:10
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    10You observe days and months and seasons and years!

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.

  • 1 Thess 4:5
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    5not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.

  • 1 Pet 1:18
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    18For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,

  • 2 Cor 6:2
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    2For He says: “In the favorable time I listened to you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

  • 2 Tim 3:1
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    1But know this: In the last days, difficult times will come.

  • Col 3:7
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    7You also once walked in these ways, when you were living in them.

  • 1 Cor 15:33
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    33Do not be deceived: 'Bad company corrupts good morals.'

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.

  • Jas 4:13
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    13Now listen, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.'

  • Jas 4:16
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    16But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

  • Titus 2:12
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    12It teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and godly in the present age,

  • Mark 13:36
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    36Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping.

  • Prov 2:12
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    12rescuing you from the way of evil, from anyone who speaks perversely,

  • Eph 4:30
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    30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

  • Eccl 12:1
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    1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years arrive when you say, 'I find no pleasure in them.'

  • Col 2:4
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    4I say this so that no one may deceive you with persuasive arguments.

  • 1 Pet 5:8
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    8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

  • Eph 3:10
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    10so that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places,