Ephesians 5:16

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • Col 4:5 : 5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
  • Eccl 12:1 : 1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
  • Eph 6:13 : 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
  • Gal 1:4 : 4 Who ve himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
  • John 12:35 : 35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
  • Ps 37:19 : 19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
  • Eccl 11:2 : 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
  • Acts 11:28-29 : 28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. 29 Then the disciples, every man cording to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
  • 1 Cor 7:26 : 26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
  • 1 Cor 7:29-31 : 29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; 30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; 31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
  • Eph 6:15 : 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Col 4:5
    84%

    5Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

  • Eph 5:14-15
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    82%

    14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

    15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

  • Eph 5:17-18
    2 verses
    81%

    17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

    18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

  • Rom 13:11-13
    3 verses
    72%

    11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

    12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

    13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

  • 1 Thess 5:4-7
    4 verses
    71%

    4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

    5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

    6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

    7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

  • Eph 5:6-11
    6 verses
    71%

    6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

    7Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

    8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

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

    10Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

    11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

  • 1 Thess 5:22
    70%

    22Abstain from all appearance of evil.

  • Mark 13:33
    70%

    33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

  • 1 Thess 5:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

    2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

  • Eph 6:13
    69%

    13Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

  • Prov 1:16
    69%

    16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

  • Amos 5:13
    69%

    13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

  • Eph 6:11
    69%

    11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

  • Eccl 8:5
    69%

    5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

  • Eph 4:17
    69%

    17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

  • Ps 90:12
    68%

    12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

  • Eph 4:26-27
    2 verses
    68%

    26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

    27Neither give place to the devil.

  • Gal 4:10
    68%

    10Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
    68%

    4Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

  • 1 Thess 4:5
    68%

    5Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

  • 1 Pet 1:18
    68%

    18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

  • 2 Cor 6:2
    68%

    2(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

  • 2 Tim 3:1
    68%

    1This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

  • Col 3:7
    68%

    7In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

  • 1 Cor 15:33
    68%

    33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
    68%

    15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

  • Jas 4:13
    68%

    13Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

  • Jas 4:16
    68%

    16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

  • Titus 2:12
    67%

    12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

  • Mark 13:36
    67%

    36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

  • Prov 2:12
    67%

    12To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

  • Eph 4:30
    67%

    30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

  • Eccl 12:1
    67%

    1Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

  • Col 2:4
    67%

    4And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

  • 1 Pet 5:8
    67%

    8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

  • Eph 3:10
    67%

    10To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,