Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
3:6 coming: Some manuscripts read coming on all who disobey him. In the Greek text, these words occur verbatim in Eph 5:6, so it is possible that an early scribe added them here, either intentionally or accidentally.
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
3:6 coming: Some manuscripts read coming on all who disobey him. In the Greek text, these words occur verbatim in Eph 5:6, so it is possible that an early scribe added them here, either intentionally or accidentally.
Literal English (YLT)ⓘYoung's Literal Translation (1862) — mirrors the original word order and idiom as closely as English grammar allows. It reads awkwardly on purpose: the goal is to show you the structure of the original language, not smooth English prose.Young's Literal Translation (1862) — mirrors the original word order and idiom as closely as English grammar allows. It reads awkwardly on purpose: the goal is to show you the structure of the original language, not smooth English prose.
in which also ye — ye did walk once, when ye lived in them;
Greek (New Testament)ⓘA Greek New Testament text — koine (common) Greek, the everyday language the New Testament was originally written in.A Greek New Testament text — koine (common) Greek, the everyday language the New Testament was originally written in.
εν οις και υμεις περιεπατησατε ποτε οτε εζητε εν τουτοις
King James VersionⓘKing James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things;
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
You also once walked in those, when you lived in them,
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.
Among whom you were living in the past, when you did such things.