Ephesians 5:16 - Compare All Versions
Ephesians 5:11-16 MSG (The Message)
Don’t waste your time on useless work, mere busywork, the barren pursuits of darkness. Expose these things for the sham they are. It’s a scandal when people waste their lives on things they must do in the darkness where no one will see. Rip the cover off those frauds and see how attractive they look in the light of Christ. Wake up from your sleep, Climb out of your coffins; Christ will show you the light! So watch your step. Use your head. Make the most of every chance you get. These are desperate times!
Ephesians 5:16 KJV (King James Version)
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:16 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
making the most of your time, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:16 NCV (New Century Version)
Use every chance you have for doing good, because these are evil times.
Ephesians 5:16 ASV (American Standard Version)
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:16 NIV (New International Version)
making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:16 NKJV (New King James Version)
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:16 AMP (Amplified Bible)
making the very most of your time [on earth, recognizing and taking advantage of each opportunity and using it with wisdom and diligence], because the days are [filled with] evil.
Ephesians 5:16 NLT (New Living Translation)
Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.
Ephesians 5:15-16 TPT (The Passion Translation)
So be very careful how you live, not being like those with no understanding, but live honorably with true wisdom, for we are living in evil times. Take full advantage of every day as you spend your life for his purposes.
Ephesians 5:16 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.