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6 No man deceive you by vain words; for why for these things the wrath of God came upon the sons of unbelief.
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Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.
7 Therefore do not ye be made partners of them.
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Therefore do not be partners with them.
8 For ye were sometime darknesses, but now ye be light in the Lord. Walk ye as the sons of light [Walk as the sons of light].
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For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
9 For the fruit of light is in all goodness, and rightwiseness, and truth.
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(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)
10 And prove ye what thing is well pleasing to God. [Proving what is well pleasing to God.]
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and find out what pleases the Lord.
11 And do not ye commune to unfruitous works of darknesses; but more rather reprove ye [them].
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Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
12 For what things be done of them in privy, it is foul, yea, to speak.
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It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
13 And all things that be reproved of the light, be openly showed; for all thing that is showed, is light. [Forsooth all things that be reproved of the light, be made open; forsooth all thing that is made open, is light.]
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But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.
14 For which thing he saith, Rise thou that sleepest, and rise up from death, and Christ shall lighten thee. [+For which thing he saith, Rise thou that sleepest, and rise up from dead, and Christ shall illumine, or lighten, thee.]
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This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
15 Therefore, brethren, see ye, how warily ye shall go; not as unwise men, but as wise men,
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Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,
16 again-buying the time, for the days be evil.
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making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Copyright © 2001 by Terence P. Noble. For personal use only.
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