Ephesians 5:14 - Forerunner Commentary

Ephesians 5:14

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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,

16 ^aredeeming the time, ^bbecause the days are evil.

17 ^aTherefore do not be unwise, but ^bunderstand ^cwhat the will of the Lord is.

18 And ^ado not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,

19 speaking to one another ^ain psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making ^bmelody in your heart to the Lord,

20 ^agiving thanks always for all things to God the Father ^bin the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

21 ^asubmitting to one another in the fear of¹ God.

Marriage—Christ and the Church

22 Wives, ^asubmit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

23 For ^athe husband is head of the wife, as also ^bChrist is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.

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American Standard Version
Wherefore `he' saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.

Amplified® Bible
Therefore He says, Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine (make day dawn) upon you {and} give you light.

Contemporary English Version
Light shows up everything, just as the Scriptures say, "Wake up from your sleep and rise from death. Then Christ will shine on you."

Darby English Version
Wherefore he says, Wake up, [thou] that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.

Good News Bible
for anything that is clearly revealed becomes light. That is why it is said, "Wake up, sleeper, and rise from death, and Christ will shine on you."

International Standard Version
for everything that is visible is light. That is why it says, "Wake up, O sleeper! Arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.''

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

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

New International Version
for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said:
"Wake up, O sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you."

New King James Version
Therefore He says:
" Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For this reason it says," Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you."

Young's Literal Translation
wherefore he saith, `Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'

New English Translation
For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says:¹ “Awake,² O sleeper!³ Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”⁴

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