Ephesians 5:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)

New Living Translation
For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.

English Standard Version
(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),

Berean Study Bible
for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

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

NASB 1995
(for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

NASB 1977
(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

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

Christian Standard Bible
for the fruit of the light consists of all goodness, righteousness, and truth —

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

Contemporary English Version
and make your light shine. Be good and honest and truthful,

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Light produces everything that is good, that has God's approval, and that is true.

International Standard Version
for the fruit that the light produces consists of every form of goodness, righteousness, and truth.

NET Bible
for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth--
Classic Translations
King James Bible
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

New King James Version
(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),

King James 2000 Bible
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

New Heart English Bible
for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

World English Bible
for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

American King James Version
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

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

A Faithful Version
(Because the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

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

English Revised 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;)

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in al goodnes, and righteousnes, and trueth)

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

Coverdale Bible of 1535
(For the frute of the sprete is all maner of goodnes, and righteousnes and trueth:)

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For the frute of the sprete is in all goodnes rightewesnes and trueth.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for the fruit of the light [is] in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

Berean Literal Bible
for the fruit of the light 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,

Smith's Literal Translation
(For the fruit of the Spirit in all goodness and justice and truth;)

Literal Emphasis Translation
For the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth—

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For the fruit of the light is in all goodness, and justice, and truth;

Catholic Public Domain Version
For the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and truth,

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For the fruits of The Light are in all goodness, righteousness and truth.

Lamsa Bible
For the fruits of light are found in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth;

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Godbey New Testament
(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Haweis New Testament
(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Mace New Testament
for the natural effect of light, is universal benevolence, justice, and truth:

Weymouth 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--

Worrell New Testament
(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Worsley New Testament
walk therefore as children of light, (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)
















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