Ephesians 5:12

Modern

For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.

Traditional

For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

Literal

For it is shameful even to speak of the things being done by them in secret.

Latin

Quæ enim in occulto fiunt ab ipsis, turpe est et dicere.

Greek

English

For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.

Paul gives believers specific guidelines for living a new life in Christ.

Theme notes and profiles

Ephesians 5:3
But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
Romans 2:16
…on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
Jeremiah 23:24
“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
2 Samuel 12:12
You have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”
Romans 1:24–27
Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
Proverbs 9:17
“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
1 Peter 4:3
For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
Luke 12:1–2
In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.