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8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
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For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light—
9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)
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for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true.
10 and find out what pleases the Lord.
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Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord.
11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
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Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
12 It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
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For it is shameful even to mention what such people do secretly;
13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.
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but everything exposed by the light becomes visible,
14 This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
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for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
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