Ephesians 5:12-14

Contemporary English Version

¹²It is disgusting even to talk about what is done in the dark. ¹³But the light will show what these things are really like. ¹⁴Light shows up everything,^[a] just as the Scriptures say,

“Wake up from your sleep
and rise from death.
Then Christ will shine on you.”

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Footnotes

5.14 Light shows up everything: Or “Everything that is seen in the light becomes light itself.”

Ephesians 5:12-14

New International Version

¹²It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. ¹³But everything exposed by the light^(A) becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. ¹⁴This is why it is said:

“Wake up, sleeper,^(B)
rise from the dead,^(C)
and Christ will shine on you.”^(D)

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