Ephesians 5:5-14
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
You Know This Is Right, So Don’t Be Partakers With Those Inheriting Wrath
5 For you know this[a]— recognizing[b] that every sexually-immoral or impure or greedy person (that is, an idolater) does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of [c] disobedience. 7 Therefore do not be fellow-partakers with them.
For You Were Formerly Darkness, But Now You Are Light; Walk As Children of Light
8 For you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Be walking as children of [d] light (9 for the fruit of the light is in[e] all goodness and righteousness and truth), 10 approving what is pleasing[f] to the Lord.
Expose The Works of Darkness To God’s Light
11 And do not be participating in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even be exposing[g] them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak the things being done in secret by them, 13 but all things being exposed by the light become-visible[h]. 14 For everything becoming-visible is[i] light. Therefore he[j] says, “Awake, sleeping one, and rise-up from the dead, and Christ will shine-on you.”
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- Ephesians 5:5 That is, v 3-4.
- Ephesians 5:5 For you know this— recognizing that. Or, For know this with certainty— that.
- Ephesians 5:6 See 2:2.
- Ephesians 5:8 That is, characterized by.
- Ephesians 5:9 That is, consisting of; or, in the sphere of.
- Ephesians 5:10 Or, acceptable.
- Ephesians 5:11 Or, bringing to light, rebuking.
- Ephesians 5:13 by the light become-visible. Or, are made-visible by the light.
- Ephesians 5:14 That is, reflects.
- Ephesians 5:14 Or, it. That is, the one exposing the sin says this; or, Paul may be referring to a written source, perhaps Isa 60:1.
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