Parallel Verses
Amplified
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments [that encourage you to sin], for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience [those who habitually sin].
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Holman Bible
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath
International Standard Version
Do not let anyone deceive you with meaningless words, for it is because of these things that God becomes angry with those who disobey.
A Conservative Version
Let no man deceive you by empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
American Standard Version
Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.
An Understandable Version
Do not let anyone deceive you with empty words, for because of such things, the wrath of God will fall upon people who are disobedient [to Him].
Anderson New Testament
Let no one deceive you with vain words: for on account of these things, the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Bible in Basic English
Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.
Common New Testament
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Daniel Mace New Testament
let no man mislead you by vain reasonings: for it is for these vices, that the wrath of God lights upon the incredulous.
Darby Translation
Let no one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Godbey New Testament
Let no one deceive you with empty words: for through these the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience.
Goodspeed New Testament
Whatever anyone may say in the way of worthless arguments to deceive you, these are the things that are bringing God's anger down upon the disobedient.
John Wesley New Testament
Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things the wrath of God cometh upon the sons of disobedience.
Julia Smith Translation
Let none lead you astray with vain words: for by these things comes the anger of God upon the sons of disobedience.
King James 2000
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these [things] the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
Modern King James verseion
Let no man deceive you with vain words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the children of disobedience.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let no man deceive you with vain words. For through such things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of unbelief.
Moffatt New Testament
Let no one deceive you with specious arguments; these are the vices that bring down God's anger on the sons of disobedience.
Montgomery New Testament
Let no man deceive you with empty arguments, for it is these vices that bring down the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience;
NET Bible
Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God's wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.
New Heart English Bible
Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
Noyes New Testament
Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things the wrath of God cometh upon the sons of disobedience.
Sawyer New Testament
Let no man deceive you with vain words; for on account of these comes the wrath of God on the children of disobedience.
The Emphasized Bible
Let no one be deceiving you with empty words; for, because of these things, is coming the anger of God upon the sons of obstinacy:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things, the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Do not let any one deceive you with specious arguments. Those are the sins that bring down the Wrath of God upon the disobedient.
Webster
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Weymouth New Testament
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for it is on account of these very sins that God's anger is coming upon the disobedient.
Williams New Testament
Stop letting anyone deceive you with groundless arguments about these things, for it is because of these very sins that God's anger comes down upon the disobedient.
World English Bible
Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
Worrell New Testament
Let no one deceive you with empty words; for, because of these things, comes the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.
Worsley New Testament
Let no one deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Youngs Literal Translation
Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Exhortations to hate and avoid
Be not deceived » Miscellaneous topics containing warnings
Children » Lambs of the fold » Of the world
Covetousness » The reward for covetousness
Deceit » Saints » Should beware of those who teach
Deception » Not letting anyone deceive you
Inheritance » Who shall not inherit the kingdom of God
Partaking » Who not to partake with
Sexual activities » The reward for sexual sins
Uncleanness » The reward for being unclean
Topics
Interlinear
Dia
Tauta
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:6
Prayers for Ephesians 5:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Imitators Of God
5
For be sure of this: no immoral, impure, or greedy person—for that one is [in effect] an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God [for such a person places a higher value on something other than God].
6 Let no one deceive you with empty arguments [that encourage you to sin], for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience [those who habitually sin].
Cross References
Romans 1:18
For [God does not overlook sin and] the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who in their wickedness suppress and stifle the truth,
Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception [pseudo-intellectual babble], according to the tradition [and musings] of mere men, following the
Colossians 3:6
Because of these [sinful] things the [divine] wrath of God is coming
Matthew 24:4
Jesus answered,
Numbers 32:13-14
So the Lord’s anger was kindled against the sons of Israel (Jacob) and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the entire generation of those who had done evil in the sight of the Lord was destroyed.
Joshua 22:17-18
Is the wrongdoing (idolatry) of Peor not enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day, even though the affliction [in which twenty-four thousand died] came on the congregation of the Lord,
2 Kings 18:20
You say (but they are only empty words) ‘I have counsel and strength for the war.’ Now on whom do you rely, that you have rebelled against me?
Psalm 78:31
The wrath of God rose against them
And killed some of the strongest of them,
And subdued the choice young men of Israel.
Jeremiah 29:8-9
For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Do not let your [false] prophets who are among you and your diviners deceive you; pay no attention and attach no significance to the dreams which they dream or to yours,
Jeremiah 29:31
“Send [this message] to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam, “Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, although I did not send him, and he has made you trust in a lie,”
Ezekiel 13:10-16
It is definitely because they have seduced My people, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because when one builds a [flimsy] wall, behold, these [lying] prophets plaster it over with whitewash;
Micah 3:5
Thus says the Lord concerning the [false] prophets who lead my people astray;
They call out, “Peace,”
But against the one who gives them nothing to eat,
They declare a holy war.
Matthew 24:24
Mark 13:5
Jesus began to say to them,
Mark 13:22
Galatians 6:7-8
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked [He will not allow Himself to be ridiculed, nor treated with contempt nor allow His precepts to be scornfully set aside]; for whatever a man sows, this and this only is what he will reap.
Ephesians 2:2-3
in which you once walked. You were following the ways of this world [influenced by this present age], in accordance with the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient [the unbelieving, who fight against the purposes of God].
Colossians 2:4
I say this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive [but thoroughly deceptive] arguments.
Colossians 2:18
Let no one defraud you of your prize [your freedom in Christ and your salvation] by insisting on mock humility and the worship of angels, going into detail about visions [he claims] he has seen [to justify his authority], puffed up [in conceit] by his unspiritual mind,
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let no one in any way deceive or entrap you, for that day will not come unless the
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
and by unlimited seduction to evil and with all the deception of wickedness for those who are perishing, because they did not welcome the love of the truth [of the gospel] so as to be saved [they were spiritually blind, and rejected the truth that would have saved them].
Hebrews 3:19
So we see that they were not able to enter [into His rest—the promised land] because of unbelief and an unwillingness to trust in God.
1 Peter 2:8
and,
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit [speaking through a self-proclaimed prophet]; instead test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets and teachers have gone out into the world.
Jeremiah 23:14-16
“Also I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem:
They commit adultery and walk in lies;
They encourage and strengthen the hands of evildoers,
So that no one has turned back from his wickedness.
All of them have become like Sodom to Me,
And her inhabitants like Gomorrah.