New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 5:10-18

10 1 2trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 3Do not participate in the unfruitful 4deeds of 5darkness, but instead even 6 7expose them; 12for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. 13But all things become visible 8when they are 9exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light. 14For this reason 10it says, “11Awake, sleeper, And arise from 12the dead, And Christ 13will shine on you.”

15Therefore 14be careful how you 15walk, not 16as unwise men but as wise, 16 17 18making the most of your time, because 19the days are evil. 17So then do not be foolish, but 20understand what the will of the Lord is. 18And 21do not get drunk with wine, 22for that is 23dissipation, but be 24filled with the Spirit,

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Notes

1. Ephesians 5:10 Lit proving what ↩
2. Ephesians 5:10 Rom 12:2 ↩
3. Ephesians 5:11 1 Cor 5:9; 2 Cor 6:14 ↩
4. Ephesians 5:11 Rom 13:12 ↩
5. Ephesians 5:11 Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f ↩
6. Ephesians 5:11 Or reprove ↩
7. Ephesians 5:11 1 Tim 5:20 ↩
8. Ephesians 5:13 John 3:20f ↩
9. Ephesians 5:13 Or reproved ↩
10. Ephesians 5:14 Or He ↩
11. Ephesians 5:14 Is 26:19; 51:17; 52:1; 60:1; Rom 13:11 ↩
12. Ephesians 5:14 Eph 2:1 ↩
13. Ephesians 5:14 Luke 1:78f ↩
14. Ephesians 5:15 Lit look carefully ↩
15. Ephesians 5:15 Eph 5:2 ↩
16. Ephesians 5:15 Col 4:5 ↩
17. Ephesians 5:16 Lit redeeming the time ↩
18. Ephesians 5:16 Col 4:5 ↩
19. Ephesians 5:16 Gal 1:4; Eph 6:13 ↩
20. Ephesians 5:17 Rom 12:2; Col 1:9; 1 Thess 4:3 ↩
21. Ephesians 5:18 Prov 20:1; 23:31f; Rom 13:13; 1 Cor 5:11; 1 Thess 5:7 ↩
22. Ephesians 5:18 Lit in which is ↩
23. Ephesians 5:18 Titus 1:6; 1 Pet 4:4 ↩
24. Ephesians 5:18 Luke 1:15 ↩

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