New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 5:9-16

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.

14For thisG1352reasonG1352it saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “AwakeἔγειρεegeireG1453,sleeperκαθεύδωνkatheudōnG2518,And ariseἀνάσταanastaG450fromthe deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,And ChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547will shineG2017onG2017you.”

15SoG3767thenG3767,be carefulΒλέπετε ἀκριβῶςBlepete akribōsG991 G199howπῶςpōsG4459youwalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043, notas unwiseG781peopleG781but as wiseσοφοί,sophoiG4680,

16makingG1805theG1805mostG1805ofG1805your timeκαιρόν,kaironG2540,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250are evilπονηραίponēraiG4190.

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