Ephesians 5:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

(Ὁ γὰρ καρπὸς τοῦ Πνεύματος ἐν πάσῃ ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ·)

Transliteration

(The gar karpos of the Pneumatos [is] in all agathōsynē and dikaiosynē and alētheia)

Grammar Details

*gar*: conjunction - for/because
*karpos*: nominative, masculine, singular - fruit
*Pneumatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - of the Spirit
*pasē*: dative, feminine, singular - all/every
*agathōsynē*: dative, feminine, singular - goodness
*dikaiosynē*: dative, feminine, singular - righteousness
*alētheia*: dative, feminine, singular - truth

Word Meanings

*karpos*: fruit/produce/result
*Pneumatos*: Spirit/spirit/breath
*agathōsynē*: goodness/virtue/generosity
*dikaiosynē*: righteousness/justice
*alētheia*: truth/reality

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Eph 4:25 : 25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Eph 6:14 : 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
Rom 15:14 : 14 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
Gal 5:22-23 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Eph 4:15 : 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Ps 16:2-3 : 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
Rom 2:4 : 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Phil 1:11 : 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Heb 1:8 : 8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Heb 11:33 : 33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
1 Pet 2:24-25 : 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
1 John 2:29 : 29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
1 John 3:9-9 : 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
John 1:47 : 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

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