Ephesians 5:3
Ephesians · New Testament · Chapter 5
“But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;”Ephesians 5:3
What Does Ephesians 5:3 Mean?
Ephesians 5:3 is found in the book of Ephesians, chapter 5, verse 3 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 Purity.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ephesians 5:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Colossians 3:5“Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:”Galatians 5:19“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,”Ephesians 4:29“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”Ephesians 5:5“For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.”1 Thessalonians 4:3“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”1 Corinthians 6:18“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”1 Thessalonians 4:7“For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.”Romans 3:10“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:”Ephesians 5:12“For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.”Luke 6:45“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.”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.”Luke 12:15“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”1 Corinthians 6:13“Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.”Hebrews 13:5“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”Exodus 20:17“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.”Matthew 15:19“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:”1 Corinthians 5:1“It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.”1 Corinthians 10:8“Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.”1 Timothy 1:10“For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;”Mark 4:21“And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?”
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