Passage

Ephesians 5.2

Book: Ephesians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;"

"2. and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell."

"3. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints; 4. nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks." (Ephesians 5:1-4, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children."

"2. Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance."

"3. But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints; 4. nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks." (Ephesians 5:1-4, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;"

"2. And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour."

"3. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4. Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks." (Ephesians 5:1-4, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,"

"2. and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,"

"3. and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints; 4. also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting,, the things not fit, but rather thanksgiving;" (Ephesians 5:1-4, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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