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For gar you may be sure of oida this houtos, that hoti no ou fornicator pornos or ē impure akathartos or ē covetous person pleonektēs ( such a one hos is eimi an idolater eidōlolatrēs) has echō any inheritance klēronomia in en the ho kingdom basileia of ho Christ Christos and kai of God theos. Let apataō no one mēdeis deceive apataō you hymeis with empty kenos words logos, for gar because of dia these things houtos the ho wrath orgē of ho God theos comes erchomai upon epi the ho sons hyios of ho disobedience apeitheia. Therefore oun do not become ginomai partners symmetochos with them autos; for gar once pote you were eimi darkness skotos, but de now nyn you are light phōs in en the Lord kyrios. Live peripateō as hōs children teknon of light phōs ( for gar the ho fruit karpos of ho light phōs consists in en all pas goodness agathōsynē, · kai righteousness dikaiosynē, and kai truth alētheia), 10 always trying to discern dokimazō what tis is eimi pleasing euarestos to the ho Lord kyrios. 11 And kai do not take part synkoinōneō in the ho fruitless akarpos deeds ergon · ho of ho darkness skotos but de instead mallon · kai expose elenchō them, 12 for gar it is eimi shameful aischros even kai to speak legō of what ho is done ginomai by hypo them autos in secret kryphē. 13 · ho But de everything pas that is exposed elenchō becomes illuminated phaneroō by hypo the ho light phōs, 14 for gar everything pas that ho becomes illuminated phaneroō is eimi light phōs. Therefore dio it says legō, “ Wake egeirō up , · ho sleeper katheudō, and kai rise anistēmi from ek the ho dead nekros, and kai Christ Christos will shine epiphauskō on you sy.” · ho

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For know and recognize this: Every sexually immoral(A) or impure(B) or greedy(C) person, who is an idolater, does not have an inheritance in the kingdom(D) of Christ and of God.

Light versus Darkness

Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath(E) is coming on the disobedient[a] because of these things. Therefore, do not become their partners. For you were once darkness, but now you are light(F) in the Lord. Walk as children of light(G) for the fruit of the light[b] consists of all goodness, righteousness, and truth(H) 10 testing(I) what is pleasing(J) to the Lord. 11 Don’t participate in the fruitless(K) works of darkness, but instead expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to mention what is done by them in secret. 13 Everything exposed by the light is made visible,(L) 14 for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said:

Get up, sleeper,(M) and rise up from the dead,(N)
and Christ will shine on you.(O)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:6 Lit sons of disobedience
  2. 5:9 Other mss read fruit of the Spirit