New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 5:10-18

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

15So then, 12be careful how you 13walk, not 14as unwise people but as wise, 16 15 16making the most of your time, because 17the days are evil. 17Therefore do not be foolish, but 18understand what the will of the Lord is. 18And 19do not get drunk with wine, 20in which there is 21debauchery, but be 22filled with the Spirit,

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

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