Ephesians 5:16
Ephesians · New Testament · Chapter 5
“Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”Ephesians 5:16
What Does Ephesians 5:16 Mean?
Ephesians 5:16 is found in the book of Ephesians, chapter 5, verse 16 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Patience, Stewardship, and Spiritual Warfare.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ephesians 5:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 90:12“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”Colossians 4:5“Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.”John 9:4“I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.”Ecclesiastes 9:10“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.”Amos 5:13“Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.”Ephesians 6:13“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.”John 12:35“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.”Ecclesiastes 12:1“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;”Galatians 6:10“As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”Romans 13:11“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.”Psalms 37:19“They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.”1 Corinthians 7:26“I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.”Galatians 1:4“Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:”1 Corinthians 7:29“But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;”Acts 11:28“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.”Ephesians 6:15“And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;”Ecclesiastes 11:2“Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.”Genesis 29:7“And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.”Matthew 25:17“And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.”Acts 17:21“(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)”
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