Verse Comparison: Ephesians 5:8
American Standard Version
For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light
Amplified® Bible
For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [lead the lives of those native-born to the Light].
Contemporary English Version
You used to be like people living in the dark, but now you are people of the light because you belong to the Lord. So act like people of the light
Darby English Version
for ye were once darkness, but now light in [the] Lord; walk as children of light,
Good News Bible
You yourselves used to be in the darkness, but since you have become the Lord's people, you are in the light. So you must live like people who belong to the light,
International Standard Version
For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.
King James Version
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
New American Standard Bible
for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light
New International Version
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
New King James Version
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
for you formerly walked in darkness, but now you receive Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light
Young's Literal Translation
for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,