Ephesians 5:10

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord,

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  • Rom 12:1-2 : 1 I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice -- living, sanctified, acceptable to God -- your intelligent service; 2 and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what `is' the will of God -- the good, and acceptable, and perfect.
  • Heb 12:28 : 28 wherefore, a kingdom that cannot be shaken receiving, may we have grace, through which we may serve God well-pleasingly, with reverence and religious fear;
  • 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Pet 2:20 : 20 for what renown `is it', if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure `it'? but if, doing good and suffering `for it', ye do endure, this `is' gracious with God,
  • Rom 14:18 : 18 for he who in these things is serving the Christ, `is' acceptable to God and approved of men.
  • Phil 1:10 : 10 for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless -- to a day of Christ,
  • Phil 4:18 : 18 and I have all things, and abound; I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you -- an odour of a sweet smell -- a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God:
  • 1 Thess 5:21 : 21 all things prove; that which is good hold fast;
  • 1 Tim 2:3 : 3 for this `is' right and acceptable before God our Saviour,
  • 1 Tim 5:4 : 4 and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God.
  • 1 Sam 17:39 : 39 And David girded his sword above his long robe, and beginneth to go, for he hath not tried `it'; and David saith unto Saul, `I am not able to go with these, for I had not tried;' and David turneth them aside from off him.
  • Ps 19:14 : 14 Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!
  • Prov 21:3 : 3 To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.
  • Isa 58:5 : 5 Like this is the fast that I choose? The day of a man's afflicting his soul? To bow as a reed his head, And sackcloth and ashes spread out? This dost thou call a fast, And a desirable day -- to Jehovah?
  • Jer 6:20 : 20 Why `is' this to Me? frankincense from Sheba cometh, And the sweet cane from a land afar off, Your burnt-offerings `are' not for acceptance, And your sacrifices have not been sweet to Me.

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    18for he who in these things is serving the Christ, `is' acceptable to God and approved of men.

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    2and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what `is' the will of God -- the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

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    18and dost know the will, and dost approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the law,

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    9Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,

    10for all of us it behoveth to be manifested before the tribunal of the Christ, that each one may receive the things `done' through the body, in reference to the things that he did, whether good or evil;

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    3for this `is' right and acceptable before God our Saviour,

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    5a token of the righteous judgment of God, for your being counted worthy of the reign of God, for which also ye suffer,

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    4also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, -- the things not fit -- but rather thanksgiving;

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