New American Standard Bible 1995
Ephesians 5:8-17
8for 1you were formerlyG4218 2darknessG4655, but nowG3568 you are LightG5457 in the LordG2962; walkG4043 as 3childrenG5043 of LightG5457 9(for 4the fruitG2590 of the LightG5457 consists in allG3956 5goodnessG19 and righteousnessG1343 and truthG225), 1067tryingG1381 to learnG1381 whatG5101 is pleasingG2101 to the LordG2962. 118Do not participateG4790 in the unfruitfulG175 9deedsG2041 of 10darknessG4655, but insteadG3123 evenG2532 1112exposeG1651 them; 12for it is disgracefulG150 evenG2532 to speakG3004 of the things which are doneG1096 by them in secretG2931. 13But allG3956 thingsG3956 becomeG5319 visibleG5319 13when they are 14exposedG1651 by the lightG5457, for everythingG3956 that becomesG5319 visibleG5319 is lightG5457. 14For thisG1352 reasonG1352 15it saysG3004, “16AwakeG1453, sleeperG2518, And ariseG450 from 17the deadG3498, And ChristG5547 18will shineG2017 on you.”
15ThereforeG3767 19be carefulG991G199 howG4459 you 20walkG4043, not 21as unwiseG781 menG781 but as wiseG4680, 162223makingG1805 the mostG1805 of your timeG2540, becauseG3754 24the daysG2250 are evilG4190. 17SoG1223G3778 thenG1223G3778 do not be foolishG878, but 25understandG4920 whatG5101 the willG2307 of the LordG2962 is.
Notes
- 1. Ephesians 5:8 Eph 2:2 ↩
- 2. Ephesians 5:8 Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f ↩
- 3. Ephesians 5:8 John 12:36; Rom 13:12 ↩
- 4. Ephesians 5:9 Gal 5:22 ↩
- 5. Ephesians 5:9 Rom 15:14 ↩
- 6. Ephesians 5:10 Lit proving what ↩
- 7. Ephesians 5:10 Rom 12:2 ↩
- 8. Ephesians 5:11 1 Cor 5:9; 2 Cor 6:14 ↩
- 9. Ephesians 5:11 Rom 13:12 ↩
- 10. Ephesians 5:11 Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f ↩
- 11. Ephesians 5:11 Or reprove ↩
- 12. Ephesians 5:11 1 Tim 5:20 ↩
- 13. Ephesians 5:13 John 3:20f ↩
- 14. Ephesians 5:13 Or reproved ↩
- 15. Ephesians 5:14 Or He ↩
- 16. Ephesians 5:14 Is 26:19; 51:17; 52:1; 60:1; Rom 13:11 ↩
- 17. Ephesians 5:14 Eph 2:1 ↩
- 18. Ephesians 5:14 Luke 1:78f ↩
- 19. Ephesians 5:15 Lit look carefully ↩
- 20. Ephesians 5:15 Eph 5:2 ↩
- 21. Ephesians 5:15 Col 4:5 ↩
- 22. Ephesians 5:16 Lit redeeming the time ↩
- 23. Ephesians 5:16 Col 4:5 ↩
- 24. Ephesians 5:16 Gal 1:4; Eph 6:13 ↩
- 25. Ephesians 5:17 Rom 12:2; Col 1:9; 1 Thess 4:3 ↩
Commentaries on Ephesians 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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