“for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,”
— WEB
Ephesians 5:9
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)”
— KJV
“(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),”
— ASV
Topics that cite this verse
- Bible Verses About Gentleness
- Bible Verses About Goodness
- Bible Verses About Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
- Bible Verses About Kindness
- Bible Verses About Mercy
- Bible Verses About Salt and Light
- Bible Verses About Self-Control
- Bible Verses About Spiritual Gifts
- Bible Verses About the Fruit of the Spirit
- Bible Verses About Truth
Commentary
fruit of the Spirit--taken by transcribers from Gal 5:22. The true reading is that of the oldest manuscripts, "The fruit of THE LIGHT"; in contrast with "the unfruitful works of darkness" (Eph 5:11). This verse is parenthetic. Walk as children of light, that is, in all good works and words, "FOR the fruit of the light is [borne] in [ALFORD; but BENGEL, 'consists in'] all goodness [opposed to 'malice,' Eph 4:31], righteousness [opposed to 'covetousness,' Eph 5:3] and truth [opposed to 'lying,' Eph 4:25]."
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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