Ephesians 5:17 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹⁷ Therefore do not grow thoughtless, but try to understand what the Lord's will is.

¹⁷ If any one has the will to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching is from God, or whether I speak on my own authority.

² Do not conform to the fashion of this world; but be transformed by the complete change that has come over your minds, so that you may discern what God's will is--all that is good, acceptable, and perfect.

¹⁵ Take great care, then, how you live--not unwisely but wisely,

⁹ And therefore we, from the very day that we heard this, have never ceased praying for you, or asking that you may possess that deeper knowledge of the will of God, which comes through all true spiritual wisdom and insight.

⁵ Show tact in your behavior to the outside world, making the most of every opportunity.

¹ Further, Brothers, we beg and exhort you in the name of our Lord Jesus to carry out more fully than ever--as indeed you are already doing--all that you have heard from us as to what your daily life must be, if it is to please God. ² For you have not forgotten the directions that we gave you on the authority of our Lord Jesus. ³ For this is God's purpose--that you should be pure; abstaining from all immorality;

¹⁸ Under all circumstances give thanks to God. For this is his will for you as made known in Christ Jesus.

² and so will live the rest of his earthly life guided, not by human passions, but by the will of God.