Ephesians 5:8-17 — Legacy Standard Bible

⁸for ^ayou were formerly ^bdarkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as ^cchildren of light ⁹(for ^athe fruit of that light consists in all ^bgoodness and righteousness and truth), ¹⁰¹^,^atrying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. ¹¹^aAnd do not participate in the unfruitful ^bworks of ^cdarkness, but instead even ¹^,^dexpose them. ¹²For it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. ¹³But all things become visible ^awhen they are ¹exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light. ¹⁴For this reason ¹it says, “^aAwake, sleeper,And arise from ^bthe dead,And Christ ^cwill shine on you.”

¹⁵Therefore look carefully how you ^awalk, not ^bas unwise but as wise, ¹⁶^aredeeming the time, because ^bthe days are evil. ¹⁷On account of this, do not be foolish, but ^aunderstand what the will of the Lord is.