Ephesians 5:12

Ephesians 5:12

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10 ^afinding out what is acceptable to the Lord.

11 And have ^ano fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather¹ expose them.

12 ^aFor it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.

13 But ^aall things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.

14 Therefore He says:
^a“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”

Walk in Wisdom

15 ^aSee then that you walk¹ circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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The Greek order is, "For the things done in secret by them, it is a shame even to speak of." The "for" gives his reason for "not naming" (compare Ephesians 5:3) in detail the works of darkness, whereas he describes definitely (Ephesians 5:9) "the fruit of the light" [BENGEL]. "Speak of," I think, is used here as "speaking of without reproving," in contrast to "even reprove them." Thus the "for" expresses this, Reprove them, for to speak of them without reproving them, is a shame (Ephesians 5:3). Thus "works of darkness" answers to "things done in secret."

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