Parallel Search for 'Ephesians 5:8-14' - NAS and KJV

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for you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light

Ephesians 5:8

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),

Ephesians 5:9

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

as you try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:10

Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

Do not participate in the useless deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;

Ephesians 5:11

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

Ephesians 5:12

For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

Ephesians 5:13

But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

For this reason it says, "Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you."

Ephesians 5:14

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

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