Ephesians 5:6-14

Tree of Life Version

⁶ Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s judgment comes on the children of disobedience. ⁷ Therefore do not be partners with them. ⁸ For once you were darkness, but now in union with the Lord you are light. Walk as children of light ⁹ (for the fruit of light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth), ¹⁰ trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. ¹¹ Take no part in the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them— ¹² for it is disgraceful even to mention the things that are done by them in secret. ¹³ Yet everything exposed by the light is being made visible, ¹⁴ for everything made visible is light. This is why it says,