New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 5:7-14

7ThereforeοὖνounG3767do not bepartakersσυμμέτοχοιsummetochoiG4830with them;

8foryou were formerlyποτεpoteG4218darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,but nowνῦνnunG3568you are LightφῶςphōsG5457in the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962;walkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043aschildrenτέκναteknaG5043of LightφωτὸςphōtosG5457

9(forthe fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590of the LightφωτὸςphōtosG5457consistsin allπάσῃpasēG3956goodnessἀγαθωσύνῃagathōsunēG19and righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343and truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225),

10tryingG1381to learnG1381whatτίtiG5101is pleasingεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101to the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

11Do not participateσυγκοινωνεῖτεsugkoinōneiteG4790in the unfruitfulἀκάρποιςakarpoisG175deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041ofdarknessσκότους,skotousG4655,but insteadμᾶλλονmallonG3123evenG2532exposeἐλέγχετε·elegcheteG1651them;

12for it is disgracefulαἰσχρόνaischronG150evenκαὶkaiG2532to speakλέγειν.legeinG3004of the things which are doneγινόμεναginomenaG1096by them in secretκρυφῇkruphēaG2931.

13But allG3956thingsG3956becomeG5319visibleG5319when they areexposedἐλεγχόμεναelegchomenaG1651by the lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457,for everythingπάνταpantaG3956that becomesG5319visibleG5319is lightG5457.

14For thisG1352reasonG1352it saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “AwakeἔγειρεegeireG1453,sleeperκαθεύδωνkatheudōnG2518,And ariseἀνάσταanastaG450fromthe deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,And ChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547will shineἐπιφαύσειepiphauseiG2017on you.”

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