Ephesians 5:9

Amplified Bible

(for the fruit [the effect, the result] of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
This light produces every kind of goodness, right living, and truth.

Revised Standard Version
(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For the frute of the sprete is in all goodnes rightewesnes and trueth.

Hebrew Names Version
for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

New American Standard Bible
(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),

New Century Version
Light brings every kind of goodness, right living, and truth.

Update Bible Version
-for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth-

Webster's Bible Translation
(For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth;)

English Standard Version
(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),

World English Bible
for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
walk as children of light; (The fruit of the light is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth:)

Weymouth's New Testament
Live and act as sons of Light--for the effect of the Light is seen in every kind of goodness, uprightness and truth--

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For the fruyt of liyt is in al goodnesse, and riytwisnesse, and treuthe.

English Revised Version
(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Berean Standard Bible
for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

Contemporary English Version
and make your light shine. Be good and honest and truthful,

American Standard Version
(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Bible in Basic English
(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),

Complete Jewish Bible
for the fruit of the light is in every kind of goodness, rightness and truth —

Darby Translation
(for the fruit of the light [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)

International Standard Version
For the fruit of the lightof the Spirit">[fn] consists of every form of goodness, righteousness, and truth.Galatians 5:22;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
For the fruits of the light are in all goodness and rectitude and truth.

Murdock Translation
For the fruits of the light are in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth.

King James Version (1611)
(For the fruite of the spirit is in all goodnesse and righteousnesse & trueth.)

New Living Translation
For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.

New Life Bible
This light gives us truth. It makes us right with God and makes us good.

New Revised Standard
for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true.

Geneva Bible (1587)
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in al goodnes, and righteousnes, and trueth)

George Lamsa Translation
For the fruits of light are found in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, the fruit of the light, is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and truth:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For the fruite of the spirite (is) in all goodnesse, and righteousnesse, & trueth,

Good News Translation
for it is the light that brings a rich harvest of every kind of goodness, righteousness, and truth.

Christian Standard Bible®
for the fruit of the light consists of all goodness, righteousness, and truth—

King James Version
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Lexham English Bible
(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Literal Translation
For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

Young's Literal Translation
for the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
(For the frute of the sprete is all maner of goodnes, and righteousnes and trueth:)

Mace New Testament (1729)
for the natural effect of light, is universal benevolence, justice, and truth:

New English Translation
for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth—

New King James Version
(for the fruit of the Spirit [fn] is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),

Simplified Cowboy Version
This light that lives within you will work good in you if you just let it and listen to it, but it ain't going to make you do it.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
(for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Legacy Standard Bible
(for the fruit of that light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Contextual Overview

³But sexual immorality and all [moral] impurity [indecent, offensive behavior] or greed must not even be hinted at among you, as is proper among saints [for as believers our way of life, whether in public or in private, reflects the validity of our faith]. ⁴Let there be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse [obscene or vulgar] joking, because such things are not appropriate [for believers]; but instead speak of your thankfulness [to God]. ⁵For be sure of this: no immoral, impure, or greedy person—for that one is [in effect] an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God [for such a person places a higher value on something other than God]. ⁶Let no one deceive you with empty arguments [that encourage you to sin], for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience [those who habitually sin]. ⁷So do not participate or even associate with them [in the rebelliousness of sin]. ⁸For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [live as those who are native-born to the Light] ⁹(for the fruit [the effect, the result] of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),¹⁰trying to learn [by experience] what is pleasing to the Lord [and letting your lifestyles be examples of what is most acceptable to Him—your behavior expressing gratitude to God for your salvation]. ¹¹Do not participate in the worthless and unproductive deeds of darkness, but instead expose them [by exemplifying personal integrity, moral courage, and godly character]; ¹²for it is disgraceful even to mention the things that such people practice in secret.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the fruit: Galatians 5:22, Galatians 5:23

goodness: Psalms 16:2, Psalms 16:3, Romans 2:4, Romans 15:14, 1 Peter 2:25, 3 John 1:11

righteousness: Philippians 1:11, 1 Timothy 6:11, Hebrews 1:8, Hebrews 11:33, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 John 2:29, 1 John 3:9, 1 John 3:10

truth: Ephesians 4:15, Ephesians 4:25, Ephesians 6:14, John 1:47

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 27:9 - this day Nehemiah 9:20 - good Psalms 112:4 - he is gracious Psalms 143:10 - thy spirit Proverbs 3:3 - mercy Song of Solomon 7:13 - at our Hosea 14:8 - From me Matthew 3:8 - fruits Matthew 7:17 - every John 3:21 - that his John 7:38 - out John 15:5 - same Romans 6:22 - ye have Romans 8:5 - of the Spirit Romans 8:14 - led Romans 8:23 - which have Romans 12:2 - good 2 Corinthians 9:10 - increase 2 Corinthians 13:14 - the communion Philippians 4:8 - are true Colossians 1:6 - bringeth 1 Thessalonians 5:8 - who 1 Timothy 2:3 - this James 3:17 - gentle 1 John 3:7 - he that

Cross-References

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

Luke 3:37
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For the fruit of the Spirit,.... Either of the spirit of man, as renewed, or rather of the Spirit of God; the allusion is to fruits of trees: the believer is a tree of righteousness; Christ is his root; the Spirit is the sap, which supports and nourishes; and good works, under the influence of his grace, are the fruit: the Alexandrian copy, and some others, and the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions, read "the fruit of light"; which agrees with the preceding words: and the genuine fruit of internal grace, or light,

[is] in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth; the fruit of "goodness", lies in sympathizing with persons in distress; in assisting such according to the abilities men have in a readiness to forgive offences and injuries; and in using meekness and candour in admonishing others: "righteousness" lies in living in obedience to the law of God; in attending the worship and service of him; and in discharging our duty to our fellow creatures; and this as goodness, is very imperfect, and not to be boasted of, or trusted to, nor is salvation to be expected from it: "truth" is opposed to lying, to hypocrisy, to error and falsehood; and where the Spirit of God, and the work of grace are, there will be more or less an appearance of these fruits.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the fruit of the Spirit - That is, since the Holy Spirit through the gospel produces goodness, righteousness, and truth, see that you exhibit these in your lives, and thus show that you are the children of light. On the fruits of the Spirit, see the notes on Galatians 5:22-23.

Is in all goodness - Is seen in producing all kinds of goodness. He who is not good is not a Christian.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 9. For the fruit of the Spirit — Instead of Spirit, πνευματος, ABD*EFG, the Syriac, Coptic, Sahidic, AEthiopic, Armenian, Vulgate, and Itala, together with several of the fathers, read φωτος, light, which is supposed by most critics to be the true reading, because there is no mention made of the Spirit in any part of the context. As light, Ephesians 5:8, not only means the Divine influence upon the soul, but also the Gospel, with great propriety it may be said: The fruit of the light, i.e. of the Gospel, is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth. Goodness, αγαθωσυνη, in the principle and disposition; righteousness, δικαιοσυνη, the exercise of that goodness in the whole conduct of life; truth, αληθεια, the director of that principle, and its exercise, to the glorification of God and the good of mankind.