Ephesians 5:18 meaning and explanation

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

Ephesians 5:18, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul writes to believers in Ephesus, urging them to live as children of light rather than darkness. In verse 18 he contrasts two kinds of filling: drunkenness with wine, which the Greek calls asotia, meaning reckless excess, and being filled with the Spirit.

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