Ephesians 5:9

ὁ γὰρ καρπὸς τοῦ πνεύματος ἐν πάσῃ ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ—

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 1063; gar; γὰρ; for; Conj

Strongs 2590; karpos; καρπὸς; fruit; N-NMS

Strongs 3588; tou; τοῦ; the; Art-GNS

Strongs 5457; phōtos; φωτὸς; luminary; N-GNS

Strongs 1722; en; ἐν; within; Prep

Strongs 3956; pasē; πάσῃ; all; Adj-DFS

Strongs 19; agathōsynē; ἀγαθωσύνῃ; goodness; N-DFS

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 1343; dikaiosynē; δικαιοσύνῃ; just/righteous one; N-DFS

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 225; alētheia; ἀληθείᾳ; truth; N-DFS

RBT Hebrew Literal:

for the Fruit of the Luminary¹¹ within every goodness and just one and truth,

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
(For the fruit of the Spirit in all goodness and justice and truth;)

LITV Translation:
For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

ESV Translation:
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Footnotes

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There is a significant textual variant in Ephesians 5:9 between τοῦ φωτός (“of the light”) and τοῦ πνεύματος (“of the Spirit”). The reading τοῦ φωτός is supported by early and reliable Alexandrian witnesses, including 𝔓46, Codex Sinaiticus (ℵ), and Codex Vaticanus (B), and is adopted by critical editions such as NA28 and UBS5, as well as by Westcott and Hort. This reading coheres closely with the immediate context (Eph. 5:8: “νῦν δὲ φῶς ἐν Κυρίῳ”), and is considered the lectio difficilior—scholars may have been inclined to harmonize the phrase with Galatians 5:22 (“the fruit of the Spirit”). By contrast, τοῦ πνεύματος, found in later Byzantine manuscripts and the Textus Receptus, likely represents such a harmonization. The critical consensus favors τοῦ φωτός as original.