Ephesians 5
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Ephesians 5:8-20

8for 1you were onceG4218 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, righteousnessG1343, and truthG225), 1067as you tryG1381 toG1381 learnG1381 whatG5101 is pleasingG2101 to the LordG2962. 118Do not participateG4790 in the uselessG175 9deedsG2041 of 10darknessG4655, but insteadG3123 evenG2532 11exposeG1651 them; 12for it is disgracefulG150 evenG2532 to speakG3004 of the things which are doneG1096 by them inG2931 secretG2931. 13But allG3956 thingsG3956 becomeG5319 visibleG5319 12when they are exposedG1651 by the lightG5457, for everythingG3956 that becomesG5319 visibleG5319 is lightG5457. 14For thisG1352 reasonG1352 13it saysG3004, “14AwakeG1453, sleeperG2518, And ariseG450 from 15the deadG3498, And ChristG5547 16will shineG2017 onG2017 you.”

15SoG3767 thenG3767, 17be carefulG991G199 howG4459 you 18walkG4043, not 19as unwiseG781 peopleG781 but as wiseG4680, 162021makingG1805 theG1805 mostG1805 ofG1805 your timeG2540, becauseG3754 22the daysG2250 are evilG4190. 17ThereforeG1223G3778 do not be foolishG878, but 23understandG4920 whatG5101 the willG2307 of the LordG2962 is. 18And 24do not getG3182 drunkG3182 with wineG3631, 25in which there is 26debaucheryG810, but be 27filledG4137 with the SpiritG4151, 1928speakingG2980 to 29oneG1438 anotherG1438 in 30psalmsG5568 and 31hymnsG5215 and spiritualG4152 32songsG5603, 33singingG103 and makingG5567 melodyG5567 with your heartsG2588 to the LordG2962; 2034alwaysG3842 givingG2168 thanksG2168 for allG3956 thingsG3956 in the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to our 35GodG2316 and FatherG3962;

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 5:8 Eph 2:2 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 5:8 Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 5:8 John 12:36; Rom 13:12 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 5:9 Gal 5:22 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 5:9 Rom 15:14 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 5:10 Lit putting to the test what ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 5:10 Rom 12:2 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 5:11 1 Cor 5:9; 2 Cor 6:14 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 5:11 Rom 13:12 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 5:11 Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 5:11 1 Tim 5:20 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 5:13 John 3:20f ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 5:14 Or He ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 5:14 Is 26:19; 51:17; 52:1; 60:1; Rom 13:11 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 5:14 Eph 2:1 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 5:14 Luke 1:78f ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 5:15 Lit look carefully ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 5:15 Eph 5:2 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 5:15 Col 4:5 ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 5:16 Lit redeeming the time ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 5:16 Col 4:5 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 5:16 Gal 1:4; Eph 6:13 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 5:17 Rom 12:2; Col 1:9; 1 Thess 4:3 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 5:18 Prov 20:1; 23:31f; Rom 13:13; 1 Cor 5:11; 1 Thess 5:7 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 5:18 Or by which ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 5:18 Titus 1:6; 1 Pet 4:4 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 5:18 Luke 1:15 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 5:19 Col 3:16 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 5:19 Or yourselves ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 5:19 1 Cor 14:26 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 5:19 Acts 16:25 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 5:19 Rev 5:9 ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 5:19 1 Cor 14:15 ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 5:20 Rom 1:8; Eph 5:4; Col 3:17 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 5:20 1 Cor 15:24 ↩

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