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Ephesians 5
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New King James Version (NKJV). Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Read in the Church
In the coming year this chapter is read in the Katameros on 15 occasions.
- Thursday, November 19, 2026Hatour 10Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
- Monday, January 4, 2027Kiahk 26Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
- Monday, February 1, 2027Toubah 24Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
- Saturday, February 6, 2027Toubah 29Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
- Thursday, July 8, 2027Abib 1Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
- Saturday, July 24, 2027Abib 17Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
- Wednesday, August 4, 2027Abib 28Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
- Thursday, August 12, 2027Misra 6Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
7 more days
- Saturday, August 21, 2027Misra 15Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
- Friday, August 27, 2027Misra 21Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
- Thursday, September 16, 2027Tout 5Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
- Tuesday, September 21, 2027Tout 10Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
- Friday, October 1, 2027Tout 20Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
- Sunday, October 10, 2027Tout 29Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
- Tuesday, October 12, 2027Babah 1Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 5:8–21
The Fathers on Ephesians 5
150 passages from Fathers received by the Coptic Orthodox Church. Open a group of verses to read.
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Verses 1–21 passage
Ignatius of Antioch
Verse 15 passages
John Chrysostom, Clement of Alexandria, Pope Anterus, Jerome
Verse 24 passages
John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 36 passages
Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Ambrosiaster, Ignatius of Antioch, John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 411 passages
John Chrysostom, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, Cyprian, Theonas of Alexandria, Jerome
Verse 56 passages
Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Cyprian, Ambrosiaster, Jerome, Philoxenus of Mabbug
Verses 5–62 passages
John Chrysostom
Verse 64 passages
Cyprian, Irenaeus
Verse 71 passage
Tertullian
Verses 7–82 passages
Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom
Verse 84 passages
Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Jerome, Desert Fathers
Verses 9–101 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 91 passage
Jerome
Verse 101 passage
Ambrosiaster
Verse 116 passages
Tertullian, Jerome, John Chrysostom
Verses 11–131 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 121 passage
Tertullian
Verses 12–131 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 131 passage
Irenaeus
Verse 145 passages
Hippolytus of Rome, Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 153 passages
Hippolytus of Rome, Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom
Verses 15–162 passages
John Chrysostom, Desert Fathers
Verse 163 passages
Tertullian, John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 171 passage
Ambrosiaster
Verses 17–181 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 186 passages
Ambrosiaster, Tertullian, Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Desert Fathers
Verses 18–191 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 197 passages
Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 203 passages
Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 213 passages
Clement of Rome, John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 224 passages
Ignatius of Antioch, Tertullian, John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 235 passages
Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Dionysius of Alexandria, Jerome
Verses 23–241 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 241 passage
Ambrosiaster
Verse 255 passages
Cyprian, Ignatius of Antioch, Tertullian, John Chrysostom
Verse 264 passages
Tertullian, Cyprian, Methodius of Olympus, John Chrysostom
Verses 26–271 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 271 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verses 28–291 passage
Clement of Alexandria
Verse 284 passages
Cyprian, Methodius of Olympus, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 294 passages
Tertullian, Didymus the Blind, John Chrysostom
Verse 302 passages
Irenaeus, John Chrysostom
Verse 3111 passages
Tertullian, Clement of Rome, Cyprian, Methodius of Olympus, John Chrysostom, Jerome, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 3211 passages
Tertullian, Methodius of Olympus, Irenaeus, Didymus the Blind, John Chrysostom, Jerome, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 331 passage
John Chrysostom
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Commentary
English
Arabic
English: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty’s commentary in its English translation, as printed. Arabic commentaries by Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Fr. Antonios Fekry and the priests and servants of St. Mark’s, Heliopolis.