Ephesians 5:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

as you try to please the Lord.

Cross References

Psalm 19:14

Let my words and my thoughts be pleasing to you, LORD, because you are my mighty rock and my protector.

Proverbs 21:3

Doing what is right and fair pleases the LORD more than an offering.

Isaiah 58:5

Do you think the LORD wants you to give up eating and to act as humble as a bent over bush? Or to dress in sackcloth and sit in ashes? Is this really what he wants on a day of worship?

Jeremiah 6:20

People of Judah, you bring me incense from Sheba and spices from distant lands. You offer sacrifices of all kinds. But why bother? I hate these gifts of yours!

Romans 14:18

If you serve Christ in this way, you will please God and be respected by people.

Philippians 1:10

how to make the right choices. Then you will still be pure and innocent when Christ returns. And until that day,

Philippians 4:18

I have been paid back everything, and with interest. I am completely satisfied with the gifts that you asked Epaphroditus to bring me. They are like a sweet-smelling offering or like the right kind of sacrifice that pleases God.

Colossians 1:10

Then you will live a life that honours the Lord, and you will always please him by doing good deeds. You will come to know God even better.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

Put everything to the test. Accept what is good

1 Timothy 2:3

This kind of prayer is good, and it pleases God our Saviour.

1 Timothy 5:4

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn to serve God by taking care of her, as she once took care of them. This is what God wants them to do.

Hebrews 12:28

We should be grateful that we were given a kingdom that cannot be shaken. And in this kingdom we please God by worshipping him and by showing him great honour and respect.

1 Peter 2:20

You don't gain anything by being punished for some wrong you have done. But God will bless you, if you have to suffer for doing something good.

1 Peter 2:5

And now you are living stones that are being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God.

1 Samuel 17:39

David strapped on a sword and tried to walk around, but he was not used to wearing those things. “I can't move with all this stuff on,” David said. “I'm just not used to it.” David took off the armour