Ephesians 5:9

New King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

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),

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.

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

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

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

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--

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

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:

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

American Standard Version
(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness 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.

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;)

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

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

New English Translation
for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, 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,

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

English Standard Version
(for the fruit of 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;

Hebrew Names Version
for the fruit of the Spirit 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.

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.

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

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

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:

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),

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

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

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

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

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

Contextual Overview

³ But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; ⁴ neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. ⁵ For this you know, [fn] that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. ⁶ Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. ⁷ Therefore do not be partakers with them. ⁸ For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light ⁹ (for the fruit of the Spirit [fn] is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), ¹⁰ finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. ¹¹ And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. ¹² For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them 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
Cainan, [fn] Mahalalel, Jared,

Luke 3:37
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, 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.