14 Wherefore [a]he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and stand up from the [b]dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

15 [c]Take heed therefore that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as (A)wise,

16 [d]Redeeming the season: for the [e]days are evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:14 The Scripture, or God in the Scripture.
  2. Ephesians 5:14 He speaketh of the death of sin.
  3. Ephesians 5:15 The worse and more corrupt that the manners of this world are, the more watchful ought we to be against all occasions, and respect nothing but the will of God.
  4. Ephesians 5:16 This is a metaphor taken from the merchants: who prefer the least profit that may be, before all their pleasures.
  5. Ephesians 5:16 The times are troublesome and sharp.

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