Ephesians 5:14-16

Contemporary English Version

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.”

¹⁵Act like people with good sense and not like fools. ¹⁶^(A) These are evil times, so make every minute count.

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

Ephesians 5:14-16

New International Version

¹⁴This is why it is said:

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

¹⁵Be very careful, then, how you live^(D)—not as unwise but as wise, ¹⁶making the most of every opportunity,^(E) because the days are evil.^(F)

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