Verse 14

Ephesians 5:14

New Living Translation

14 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
1 Imitate God (Elohim), therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Focus ↗
2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a... Focus ↗
3 Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God (... Focus ↗
4 Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes — these are not for you. Instead, let there be thank... Focus ↗
5 You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of... Focus ↗
6 Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God (Elohim) will fall on al... Focus ↗
7 Don’t participate in the things these people do. Focus ↗
8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light... Focus ↗
9 For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true. Focus ↗
10 Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. Focus ↗
11 Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. Focus ↗
12 It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. Focus ↗
13 But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, Focus ↗
14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper,<br>rise up from t...
15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Focus ↗
16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Focus ↗
17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. Focus ↗
18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, Focus ↗
19 singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your... Focus ↗
20 And give thanks for everything to God (Elohim) the Father in the name of our Lord Yashua (Jesus) Chr... Focus ↗
21 And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Focus ↗
22 For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. Focus ↗
23 For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his b... Focus ↗
24 As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. Focus ↗
25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for h... Focus ↗
26 to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God (Elohim)’s word. Focus ↗
27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other bl... Focus ↗
28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who lov... Focus ↗
29 No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. Focus ↗
30 And we are members of his body. Focus ↗
31 As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two ar... Focus ↗
32 This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. Focus ↗
33 So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husba... Focus ↗