Ephesians 5:18
Ephesians · New Testament · Chapter 5
“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;”Ephesians 5:18
What Does Ephesians 5:18 Mean?
Ephesians 5:18 is found in the book of Ephesians, chapter 5, verse 18 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 Self-Control, Holy Spirit, and Spiritual Gifts.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ephesians 5:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 1:15“For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.”Proverbs 20:1“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”Romans 13:13“Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.”Acts 2:4“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”Galatians 5:21“Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”Acts 11:24“For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.”Isaiah 5:22“Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:”Romans 8:13“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.”Romans 15:13“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”1 Peter 4:3“For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:”1 Corinthians 5:11“But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.”2 Kings 3:15“But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.”Titus 1:7“For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;”Proverbs 23:29“Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?”Proverbs 23:30“They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.”Luke 11:13“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?”Proverbs 23:20“Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:”Isaiah 5:11“Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!”Luke 12:45“But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;”John 15:11“These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”
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