16 [a]Redeeming the season: for the [b]days are evil.

17 (A)Wherefore, be ye not unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

18 [c]And be not drunk with wine, wherein is [d]excess: but be fulfilled with the Spirit,

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:16 This is a metaphor taken from the merchants: who prefer the least profit that may be, before all their pleasures.
  2. Ephesians 5:16 The times are troublesome and sharp.
  3. Ephesians 5:18 He setteth the sober and holy assemblies of the faithful, against the dissolute bankers of the unfaithful, in which the praises of the only Lord must ring, be it in prosperity or adversity.
  4. Ephesians 5:18 All kind of riot, joined with all manner of filthiness and shamefulness.

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