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.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Ephesians 5

8 songs meet this passage

  • “I wanna do something freaky to you, baby”

    Nice & Slow · USHER

    strains against Ephesians 5:3

    Paul urges that sexual immorality and impurity not even be named among believers; this song makes it the entire subject and invitation.

  • “Try it, bite it, lick it, spit it”

    Guess featuring billie eilish · Charli xcx & Billie Eilish

    strains against Ephesians 5:3-4

    Paul urges that sexual content not even be casually named among believers; here it's the entire subject, played for titillation.

  • This Is What You Came For · Calvin Harris & Rihanna

    strains against Ephesians 5:3-4

    The deliberate emotional distance in the lyric reflects a relational minimalism at odds with the call to love marked by openness and honesty.

  • Now That We Found Love (feat. Aaron Hall) · Heavy D & The Boyz

    strains against Ephesians 5:3-4

    Paul warns against coarse joking and impurity among believers; the song's playful crudeness runs directly against that instruction, even without malice.

  • “I wanna be your nasty man”

    Freak Me · Silk

    strains against Ephesians 5:3-4

    Paul urges that sexual content and coarse talk not even be named among believers; the lyric leans fully into exactly that.

  • “We can be discrete nobody has to know”

    Good Enough · Bobby Brown

    strains against Ephesians 5:3-4

    Secrecy suggests an illicit encounter outside of marriage, the very kind of impurity Paul says should not even be named among believers.

  • Still Not a Player · Big Punisher

    strains against Ephesians 5:3-4

    The whole track's coarse joking and boasting about sexual conquest is precisely what Paul says should not even be named among believers.

  • “I love it when your talkin dirty”

    So Anxious · Ginuwine

    strains against Ephesians 5:3-4

    Paul calls for speech and conduct fitting for holiness; this lyric centers crude talk as a source of pleasure.

Elsewhere in Ephesians 5