Verse 14
Ephesians 5:14
New Living Translation
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for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper,<br>rise up from the dead,<br>and Christ will give you light.”<br>
Original Language Text
greek
πᾶν γὰρ τὸ φανερούμενον φῶς ἐστιν. διὸ λέγει· Ἔγειρε, ὁ καθεύδων, καὶ ἀνάστα ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ἐπιφαύσει σοι ὁ Χριστός.
English Translation
For all that is made visible is light. Therefore it says: Awake, O sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine upon you.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 5 Context
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Imitate God (Elohim), therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
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Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a...
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Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God (...
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Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes — these are not for you. Instead, let there be thank...
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You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of...
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Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God (Elohim) will fall on al...
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Don’t participate in the things these people do.
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For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light...
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For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
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Carefully determine what pleases the Lord.
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Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them.
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It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret.
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But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them,
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for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper,<br>rise up from t...
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So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.
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Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.
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Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.
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Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,
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singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your...
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And give thanks for everything to God (Elohim) the Father in the name of our Lord Yashua (Jesus) Chr...
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And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
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For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
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For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his b...
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As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.
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For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for h...
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to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God (Elohim)’s word.
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He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other bl...
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In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who lov...
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No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church.
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And we are members of his body.
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As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two ar...
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This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.
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So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husba...
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