Ephesians 5:18

Updated: June 3, 2025
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Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

World English Bible (WEB)

And{G2532} be{G3182} not{G3361} drunk{G3182}{(G5745)} with wine{G3631}, wherein{G1722}{G3739} is{G2076}{(G5748)} excess{G810}; but{G235} be filled{G4137}{(G5744)} with{G1722} the Spirit{G4151};

KJV with Strongs

(18) And don't get drunk with wine, in which is loss but rather be completely filled in רוּחַ Ruach-Spirit,

The F.O.G
[18] Don't get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless abandon. Instead, be continuously filled with the Spirit—like a sail constantly filled with wind.
The F.O.G Paraphrase

and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,

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