• Ephesians 5:5
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 5 τοῦτο This γὰρ for ἴστε YOU are discerning γινώσκοντες knowing ὅτι that πᾶς every πόρνος fornicator ἢ or ἀκάθαρτος unclean (one) ἢ or πλεονέκτης, one having more, ὅ which ἐστιν is εἰδωλολάτρης, idolater, οὐκ not ἔχει he is having κληρονομίαν inheritance ἐν in τῇ the βασιλείᾳ kingdom τοῦ of the χριστοῦ Christ καὶ and θεοῦ. of God.

  • Ephesians 5:5
    King James Version

    • 5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

  • Ephesians 5:5
    The Bible in Living English

    • 5** For know this well, that any unchaste or unclean person or greedy grasper, which is the same as to say idolater, does not have an inheritance coming to him in the reign of Christ and God.

  • Ephesians Study Notes—Chapter 5
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 5:5

      sexually immoral person: This expression renders the Greek noun porʹnos, which is related to the noun por·neiʹa (sexual immorality).​—See Glossary, “Sexual immorality,” and study note on Eph 5:3.

      greedy person, which means being an idolater: A greedy person makes the thing desired his god, putting it above the worship of Jehovah. His chief aim in life is to satisfy his greedy desires. (Ro 1:24, 25; Col 3:5) While greed often involves an inordinate love of money and material things, it could include an immoderate desire for food and drink, ambition for power, illicit sex, or anything else that interferes with a person’s worship of Jehovah.​—See study note on Ro 1:29.

      the Kingdom of the Christ and of God: Paul says that the Kingdom is both God’s and Christ’s at the same time. Jehovah is the Universal Sovereign because of his Godship and because he is the Creator. (Ps 103:19; Isa 33:22; Ac 4:24) Jehovah always remains King. (Ps 145:13) However, at times he chooses to delegate authority and grant power to others. He has appointed his Son, Christ Jesus, to carry out His will by giving him “rulership, honor, and a kingdom.” (Da 7:13, 14) The extensive power that Christ wields as King comes directly from Jehovah God. (Mt 28:18) Though all others in the universe are subject to the Son’s rule, Christ himself remains subject to his Father and God.​—1Co 15:27, 28; Eph 1:20-22.