New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 5:8-13

8foryou were onceποτεpoteG4218darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,but nowνῦνnunG3568you are lightφῶςphōsG5457in the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962;walkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043aschildrenτέκναteknaG5043of lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457

9(forthe fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590of the lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457consistsin allπάσῃpasēG3956goodnessἀγαθωσύνῃagathōsunēG19,righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343,and truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225),

10as you tryG1381toG1381learnG1381whatτίtiG5101is pleasingεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101to the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

11Do not participateσυγκοινωνεῖτεsugkoinōneiteG4790in the uselessἀκάρποιςakarpoisG175deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041ofdarknessσκότους,skotousG4655,but insteadμᾶλλονmallonG3123evenG2532exposeἐλέγχετε·elegcheteG1651them;

12for it is disgracefulαἰσχρόνaischronG150evenκαὶkaiG2532to speakλέγειν.legeinG3004of the things which are doneγινόμεναginomenaG1096by them inG2931secretG2931.

13But allG3956thingsG3956becomeG5319visibleG5319when they are exposedἐλεγχόμεναelegchomenaG1651by the lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457,for everythingπάνταpantaG3956that becomesG5319visibleG5319is lightG5457.

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