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Ephesians 5:14
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KJ21
Therefore He saith: “Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”
ASV
Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.
AMP
For this reason He says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”
AMPC
Therefore He says, Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine (make day dawn) upon you and give you light.
BRG
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
CSB
for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
CSBA
for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
CEB
Everything that is revealed by the light is light. Therefore, it says, Wake up, sleeper! Get up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
CJB
since anything revealed is a light. This is why it says, “Get up, sleeper! Arise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you!”
CEV
Light shows up everything, just as the Scriptures say, “Wake up from your sleep and rise from death. Then Christ will shine on you.”
DARBY
Wherefore he says, Wake up, [thou] that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.
DLNT
For everything becoming-visible is light. Therefore he says, “Awake, sleeping one, and rise-up from the dead, and Christ will shine-on you.”
DRA
Wherefore he saith: Rise thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead: and Christ shall enlighten thee.
ERV
Yes, everything is made clear by the light. This is why we say, “Wake up, you who are sleeping! Rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”
EASY
Everything that becomes clear to see is in the light. That is why it says: ‘Wake up, you people who are asleep! Rise up from among the dead people! Then Christ will shine his light on you.’
EHV
Therefore it is said, “Awake, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
ESV
for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
ESVUK
for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
EXB
and everything that is ·made easy to see [visible; exposed] ·can become [or becomes a; L is] light. This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper! Rise from death, and Christ will ·shine on [give light to] you [C likely an early Christian hymn based on Is. 26:19 and 60:1–2].”
GNV
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and stand up from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
GW
because light makes everything easy to see. That’s why it says: “Wake up, sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” 
GNT
for anything that is clearly revealed becomes light. That is why it is said, “Wake up, sleeper, and rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”
HCSB
for what makes everything clear is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.
ICB
And everything that is made easy to see can become light. This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper! Rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”
ISV
for the light is making everything visible. That is why it says, “Wake up, sleeper! Arise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.’’
PHILLIPS
For of this much you can be certain: that neither the immoral nor the dirty-minded nor the covetous man (which latter is, in effect, worshipping a false god) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Don’t let anyone fool you on this point, however plausible his argument. It is these very things which bring down the wrath of God upon the disobedient. Have nothing to do with men like that—once you were “darkness” but now you are “light”. Live then as children of the light. The light produces in men quite the opposite of sins like these—everything that is wholesome and good and true. Let your lives be living proofs of the things which please God. Steer clear of the activities of darkness; let your lives show by contrast how dreary and futile these things are. (You know the sort of things I mean—to detail their secret doings is really too shameful). For light is capable of “showing up” everything for what it really is. It is even possible (after all, it happened to you!) for light to turn the thing it shines upon into light also. Thus God speaks through the scriptures: “Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”
JUB
Therefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.
KJV
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
AKJV
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
LSB
For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”
LEB
for everything made visible is light. Therefore it says, Wake up, sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
TLB
That is why God says in the Scriptures, “Awake, O sleeper, and rise up from the dead; and Christ shall give you light.”
MSG
Don’t waste your time on useless work, mere busywork, the barren pursuits of darkness. Expose these things for the sham they are. It’s a scandal when people waste their lives on things they must do in the darkness where no one will see. Rip the cover off those frauds and see how attractive they look in the light of Christ. Wake up from your sleep, Climb out of your coffins; Christ will show you the light! So watch your step. Use your head. Make the most of every chance you get. These are desperate times!
MEV
Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”
MOUNCE
for everything that becomes illuminated is light. Therefore it says, “Wake up, · sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” ·
NOG
because light makes everything easy to see. That’s why it says: “Wake up, sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
NABRE
for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore, it says: “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”
NASB
For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”
NASB1995
For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”
NCB
and whatever is made visible is light. Therefore, it is said, “Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
NCV
and everything that is made easy to see can become light. This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper! Rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”
NET
For everything made visible is light, and for this reason it says: “Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”
NIRV
That is why it is said, “Wake up, sleeper. Rise from the dead. Then Christ will shine on you.”
NIV
This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
NIVUK
This is why it is said: ‘Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.’
NKJV
Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.”
NLV
The Holy Writings say, “Wake up, you who are sleeping. Rise from the dead and Christ will give you light.”
NLT
for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”
NMB
Therefore he says, Awake, you who sleep! And stand up from death, and Christ will give you light.
NRSVA
for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, ‘Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.’
NRSVACE
for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, ‘Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.’
NRSVCE
for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
NRSVUE
for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
NTFE
since everything that is visible is light. That’s why it says: Wake up, you sleeper! Rise up from the dead! The Messiah will shine on you!
OJB
For everything becoming visible is HaOhr (Light); therefore here is the meaning of these words, KUMI, ("Rise up!" YESHAYAH 51:17; 60:1), sleeper, and arise from the MESIM” YESHAYAH 26:19) AND Moshiach WILL SHINE ON YOU (YESHAYAH 60:1 2). [MALACHI 4:2]
RGT
Therefore it says, “Awake, you who sleep. And stand up from the dead. And Christ shall shine upon you.”
RSV
Therefore it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.”
RSVCE
Therefore it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.”
TLV
for everything made visible is light. This is why it says, “Wake up, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Messiah will shine on you.”
VOICE
When the light shines, it exposes even the dark and shadowy things and turns them into pure reflections of light. This is why they sing, Awake, you sleeper! Rise from your grave, And the Anointed One will shine on you.
WEB
Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
WE
So it is said, `Wake up, you who are asleep! Rise from death. And Christ will give you light.'
WYC
For which thing he saith, Rise thou that sleepest, and rise up from death, and Christ shall lighten thee.
YLT
wherefore he saith, `Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'
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