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Test and prove what pleases the Lord: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Test and prove here in this context means that Paul was telling the Ephesians to try to “discern, discover, determine,” what pleases the Lord For example:

Determine which things please the Lord. (God’s Word)

Here are some other ways to translate Test and prove :

Try to find out
-or-
try to learn (Good News Translation)
-or-
Discern/discover

what pleases the Lord: This clause means “what the Lord wants you to do.”

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

what ⌊actions and thoughts⌋ cause the Lord to be pleased
-or-
what makes the Lord happy with us

Lord: Paul probably meant the Lord God here since the phrase “pleasing to the Lord ” is often used in the OT when talking about God.

So if you need to specify whether it is the Lord Christ or the Lord God, choose Lord God.

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