Ephesians 5:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁰ Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ And try to learn [in your experience] what is pleasing to the Lord [let your lives be constant proofs of what is most acceptable to Him].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Therefore, test everything to see what’s pleasing to the Lord,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ affirming what is well-pleasing to God.

Ephesians 5:10 Cross References

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe,

Psalm 19:14

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

1 Peter 2:20

If you endure when you are beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure when you do good and suffer for it, this is a commendable thing before God.

1 Peter 2:5

like living stones let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

but test everything; hold fast to what is good;

1 Timothy 2:3

This is right and acceptable before God our Savior,

Philippians 1:10

to help you to determine what really matters, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless,

Romans 14:18

The one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and has human approval.

Proverbs 21:3

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

1 Timothy 5:4

If a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn their religious duty to their own family and make some repayment to their parents, for this is pleasing in God’s sight.

Jeremiah 6:20

Of what use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices pleasing to me.

Philippians 4:18

I have been paid in full and have more than enough; I am fully satisfied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.

1 Samuel 17:39

David strapped Saul’s sword over the armor, and he tried in vain to walk, for he was not used to them. Then David said to Saul, “I cannot walk with these, for I am not used to them.” So David removed them.

Isaiah 58:5

Is such the fast that I choose, a day to humble oneself? Is it to bow down the head like a bulrush and to lie in sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord?

Colossians 1:10

so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God.