New International Version (NIV)
Ephesians 5
8
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
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(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)
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and find out what pleases the Lord.
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Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
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For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
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But everything exposed by the light becomes visible,
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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 American Standard Bible (NASB)
Ephesians 5
8
for <*1> you were formerly <*2> darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as <*3> children of Light
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(for <*4> the fruit of the Light consists in all <*5> goodness and righteousness and truth),
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[1] <*6> trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
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<*7> Do not participate in the unfruitful <*8> deeds of <*9> darkness, but instead even [2] <*10> expose them;
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for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.
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But all things become visible <*11> when they are [3] exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.
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For this reason [4] it says, ""<*12> Awake, sleeper, And arise from <*13> the dead, And Christ <*14> will shine on you.''
Ephesians 5:8-14 :: New Living Translation (NLT)
Ephesians 5
8For though your hearts were once full of darkness, now you are full of light from the Lord, and your behavior should show it! 9For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
10Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. 11Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, rebuke and expose them. 12It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. 13But when the light shines on them, it becomes clear how evil these things are. 14And where your light shines, it will expose their evil deeds. This is why it is said,
"Awake, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will give you light."
King James
Ephesians 5
8
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
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(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
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Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
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And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
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For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
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But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
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Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
***It definitely sounds like reproof brings things into the light for the purpose of 'waking them up'. Bringing them into the light.
