Focused Passage

Ephesians 5:8-14

Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order

Paul calls believers to walk in love, reject darkness, live as children of light, walk wisely by being filled with the Spirit, and embody Christ-centered order in marriage as a sign of Christ's love for the church.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

9 for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

10 Test and prove what pleases the Lord.

11 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

12 For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.

13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.

14 So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 8

Original words

For γάρ G1063 Conjunction you were Ἦτε G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural once ποτε G4218 Particle darkness σκότος G4655 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction now νῦν G3568 Adverb [you are] light φῶς G5457 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] Lord Κυρίῳ G2962 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Walk περιπατεῖτε G4043 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural as ὡς G5613 Adverb children τέκνα G5043 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural of light φωτὸς G5457 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 9

Original words

for γὰρ G1063 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular fruit καρπὸς G2590 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular light [consists] φωτὸς G5457 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition all πάσῃ G3956 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular goodness ἀγαθωσύνῃ G19 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction righteousness δικαιοσύνῃ G1343 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction truth ἀληθείᾳ G225 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 10

Original words

Test and prove δοκιμάζοντες G1381 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural what τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular vvv ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular pleases εὐάρεστον G2101 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular Lord Κυρίῳ G2962 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 11

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb Have no fellowship with συνκοινωνεῖτε G4790 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural fruitless ἀκάρποις G175 Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural deeds ἔργοις G2041 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular of darkness σκότους G4655 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction . . . καὶ G2532 Conjunction rather μᾶλλον G3123 Adverb expose [them] ἐλέγχετε G1651 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 12

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction it is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular shameful αἰσχρόν G150 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular even καὶ G2532 Conjunction to mention λέγειν G3004 Verb - Present Infinitive Active what τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural [the disobedient] do γινόμενα G1096 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural . . . ὑπ’ G5259 Preposition . . . αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural in secret κρυφῇ G2931 Adverb
Verse 13

Original words

- τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural But δὲ G1161 Conjunction everything πάντα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural exposed ἐλεγχόμενα G1651 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural by ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular light φωτὸς G5457 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular becomes visible φανεροῦται G5319 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular for γὰρ G1063 Conjunction everything πᾶν G3956 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular that τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular is illuminated φανερούμενον G5319 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular becomes ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a light [itself] φῶς G5457 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • SBL begins verse 14 after visible,
Verse 14

Original words

So διὸ G1352 Conjunction it is said λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Wake up Ἔγειρε G1453 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular O G3588 Article - Vocative Masculine Singular sleeper καθεύδων G2518 Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction rise up ἀνάστα G450 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular from ἐκ G1537 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural dead νεκρῶν G3498 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Christ Χριστός G5547 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular will shine on ἐπιφαύσει G2017 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular you σοι G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular

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