Therefore do not become (A)partners with them; for (B)you were once (C)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as (D)children of light (for (E)the fruit of the light consists in all (F)goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 [a](G)as you try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:10 Lit putting to the test what

So do not participate or even associate with them [in the rebelliousness of sin]. For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [live as those who are native-born to the Light] (for the fruit [the effect, the result] of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), 10 trying to learn [by experience] what is pleasing to the Lord [and letting your lifestyles be examples of what is most acceptable to Him—your behavior expressing gratitude to God for your salvation].

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Don’t participate in the things these people do. For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.

10 Carefully determine what pleases the Lord.

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