Bible Strands
Ephesians 5:20
always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Ephesian congregation, embedding this clause between instructions to sing to one another (v. 19) and to submit to one another (v. 21), making it a connective tissue between worship and mutual obedience.
The words — εὐχαριστοῦντες (eucharistountes) is a present participle, marking the act as ongoing and habitual rather than a single event; πᾶντοτε (pantote, "at all times") reinforces that the tense is not optional.
The thread — Colossians 3:17 pairs the same "in the name of the Lord Jesus" formula with giving thanks to the Father, and 1 Thessalonians 5:18 issues the same command as an explicit statement of God's will.
Why it lands — It removes gratitude from the category of reaction to good circumstances and places it in the category of continuous posture, anchored to Christ's name rather than to one's own feelings.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Cross-references
- Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
- Hebrews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
- Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Ephesians 5:4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3 We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
- Psalms 34:1 Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
- Isaiah 63:7 I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.
- John 14:13 And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- Job 1:21 saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”