EPH 5:16 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object.
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UST Do the most good that you can with the time that you have, because people are doing more and more evil things every day.

AICNT redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

OEB making the most of every opportunity; for these are evil days.

WEBBE redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

LSV redeeming the time, because the days are evil;

FBV making the best use of opportunities because the days are evil.

TCNT making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.

T4T Use your time carefully, because these days [MTY] people do extremely evil deeds.

LEB making the most of the time because the days are evil.
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BBE Making good use of the time, because the days are evil.

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Wymth Buy up your opportunities, for these are evil times.

ASV redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

DRA But as wise: redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

YLT redeeming the time, because the days are evil;

Drby redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

RV redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Wbstr Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

KJB-1769 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

KJB-1611 Redeming the time, because the dayes are euill.
(Redeming the time, because the days are evil.)

Bshps Redeemyng the time, because ye dayes are euyll.
(Redeemyng the time, because ye/you_all days are evil.)

Gnva Redeeming ye season: for ye daies are euill.
(Redeeming ye/you_all season: for ye/you_all days are evil. )

Cvdl and redeme the tyme, for it is a miserable tyme.
(and redeme the time, for it is a miserable time.)

TNT redemynge the tyme: for the dayes are evyll.
(redemynge the time: for the days are evil. )

Wycl not as vnwise men, but as wise men, ayenbiynge tyme, for the daies ben yuele.
(not as unwise men, but as wise men, ayenbiynge time, for the days been evile.)

Luth Und schicket euch in die Zeit; denn es ist böse Zeit.
(And schicket you in the Zeit; because it is evil Zeit.)

ClVg sed ut sapientes: redimentes tempus, quoniam dies mali sunt.[fn]
(sed as sapientes: redimentes tempus, quoniam days mali are. )

5.16 Redimentes tempus. Id est, quod minus fecistis in uno tempore, restituite in alio, dimidiantes dies quos impii non dimidiant. Alii enim dimidiant, alii implent dies, alii nec incipiunt; id est, alii moriuntur in Ægypto, alii in deserto, alii in terra sancta. Nec mirum si minus fecistis, quoniam dies mali sunt, nec possunt omnia agi pro libitu.

5.16 Redimentes tempus. That it_is, that minus fecistis in uno tempore, restituite in alio, dimidiantes days which impii not/no dimidiant. Alii because dimidiant, alii implent days, alii but_not incipiunt; id it_is, alii moriuntur in Ægypto, alii in deserto, alii in earth/land sancta. Nec mirum when/but_if minus fecistis, quoniam days mali are, but_not possunt everything agi for libitu.

UGNT ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν, ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσιν.
(exagorazomenoi ton kairon, hoti hai haʸmerai ponaʸrai eisin.)

SBL-GNT ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν, ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσιν.
(exagorazomenoi ton kairon, hoti hai haʸmerai ponaʸrai eisin.)

TC-GNT ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν, ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσι.
(exagorazomenoi ton kairon, hoti hai haʸmerai ponaʸrai eisi. )

Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν

redeeming the time

Using time wisely is spoken of as if it were redeeming the time. Alternate translation: [doing the best things you can with your time] or [using time wisely] or [putting time to its best use]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσιν

because the days evil are

The word days is a metonym for what people do during those days. Alternate translation: [because the people around you are constantly doing all kinds of evil things and the opportunities that you have to do good may become few]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὅτι

because

The connecting word because introduces the reason of a reason-result relationship. The reason is that the days are evil. The result is that the believers must redeem the time. Use a phrase in your language that connects a reason to a result.

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