Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And participate not with the unfruitful works of darkness, and rather also confute.

New American Standard Bible

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;

King James Version

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Holman Bible

Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.

International Standard Version

and have nothing to do with the unfruitful actions that darkness produces. Instead, expose them for what they are.

A Conservative Version

And do not associate with the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead even rebuke them.

American Standard Version

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

Amplified

Do not participate in the worthless and unproductive deeds of darkness, but instead expose them [by exemplifying personal integrity, moral courage, and godly character];

An Understandable Version

Do not have fellowship with [people who practice] worthless deeds of darkness [i.e., sinful living], but expose them instead.

Anderson New Testament

and do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

Bible in Basic English

And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

Common New Testament

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead expose them.

Daniel Mace New Testament

and be not accomplices in the fruitless practices of vice; on the contrary, condemn them.

Darby Translation

and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove them,

Godbey New Testament

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather indeed convict them.

Goodspeed New Testament

Have nothing to do with the profitless doings of the darkness; expose them instead.

John Wesley New Testament

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

King James 2000

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].

Modern King James verseion

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness: but rather rebuke them.

Moffatt New Testament

Have nothing to do with the fruitless enterprises of the darkness; rather expose them.

Montgomery New Testament

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness, but rather expose them.

NET Bible

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

New Heart English Bible

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

Noyes New Testament

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

Sawyer New Testament

and be not partakers of the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

The Emphasized Bible

And be not joining in fellowship in the unfruitful works of darkness, but, rather, be even administering reproof;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And have no society with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather rebuke them.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Take no part in deeds of Darkness, from which no good can come; on the contrary, expose them.

Webster

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Weymouth New Testament

Have nothing to do with the barren unprofitable deeds of darkness, but, instead of that, set your faces against them;

Williams New Testament

Stop having anything to do with the profitless doings of darkness; instead you must continue to expose them.

World English Bible

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

Worrell New Testament

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

Worsley New Testament

And have no communion with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Youngs Literal Translation

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

συγκοινωνέω 
Sugkoinoneo 
have fellowship with, communicate with, be partaker of
Usage: 3

no
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

συγκοινωνέω 
Sugkoinoneo 
have fellowship with, communicate with, be partaker of
Usage: 3

with the unfruitful
ἄκαρπος 
Akarpos 
Usage: 5

ἔργον 
Ergon 
Usage: 130

σκότος 
Skotos 
Usage: 23

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

μᾶλλον 
Mallon 
more, rather, the more, better ,
Usage: 66

ἐλέγχω 
Elegcho 
Usage: 12

References

Context Readings

Light Versus Darkness

10 Trying what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 And participate not with the unfruitful works of darkness, and rather also confute. 12 For the things done secretly by them it is also shameful to speak.

Cross References

Romans 13:12

The night has advanced, and the day has drawn near: therefore let us lay down the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.

1 Timothy 5:20

Them having sinned rebuke before all, that the rest also have fear.

Leviticus 19:17

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: rebuking, thou shalt rebuke thy neighbor, and thou shalt not take sin upon him.

Romans 6:21

Therefore what fruit had ye then of what ye are now ashamed? for the end of these, death.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

And we proclaim to you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to shrink from every brother walking disorderly, and not according to the doctrine which he received of us.

Genesis 20:16

And to Sarah he said, Behold, I gave a thousand of silver to thy brother; behold, he is to thee for a garment of the eyes to all who are with thee, and with all: and she was set right

Genesis 49:5-7

Simon and Levi brethren; their swords instruments of violence.

Job 24:13-17

They were among the rebels of light; they knew not his ways, and they dwelt not in his beaten paths.

Psalm 1:1-2

Happy the man who went not in the counsel of the unjust, and he stood not in the way of the sinful, and sat not in the seat of those scoffing.

Psalm 26:4-5

I sat not with men of vanity, and I will not go in with those lying hid.

Psalm 94:20-21

Shall the throne of mischief be joined together with thee forming labor upon the law?

Psalm 141:5

The just one shall smite me; a mercy: and he shall admonish me, an oil of the head it shall not decorate my head: for yet my prayer in their evils.

Proverbs 1:31

And they shall eat from the fruit of their way, and be filled with their purposes

Proverbs 4:14-15

In the path of the unjust thou shalt not go, and thou shalt not advance in the way of the wicked.

Proverbs 9:6-8

Forsake ye the foolish, and live; and go straight in the way of understanding.

Proverbs 13:18

Instruction dismisses poverty and shame: and he watching reproof shall be honored.

Proverbs 15:12

He mocking will not love him reproving him: to the wise he will not go.

Proverbs 19:25

Thou shalt strike him mocking, and the simple will be crafty: and reprove to him understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

Proverbs 25:12

An earring of gold and a necklace of gold, the wise one reproving upon the hearing ear.

Proverbs 29:1

A Man of reproofs hardening the neck, shall be suddenly broken, and no healing.

Isaiah 3:10-11

Say to the just, that it is good that they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Isaiah 29:21

Leading a man into sin by a word, and laying snares for him doing justice in the gate, and they will turn aside the just one by vanity.

Jeremiah 15:17

I sat not in the assembly of those mocking, and I will not exult; from the face of thy hand I sat alone, for thou didst fill me with anger.

Matthew 18:15

And if thy brother sin against thee, retire, and refute him between thee and him alone; if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Luke 3:19

And Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod did,

John 3:19-21

And this is the judgment, that light has come into the world, and men rather loved darkness than light, for their works were evil.

Romans 1:22-32

Declaring themselves to be wise, they were fools,

Romans 16:17

And I beseech you, brethren, to observe narrowly them having made divisions and scandals against the teaching which ye learned; and bend away from them.

1 Corinthians 5:9-11

I wrote to you in the epistle not to mix together with fornicators.

1 Corinthians 10:20-21

But, that what things they sacrifice the nations sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I will not ye be partakers of demons.

2 Corinthians 6:14-18

Be not unequally yoked together with the unbelieving: for what participation to justice and iniquity and what communion to light with darkness?

Galatians 6:8

For he sowing to his flesh of the flesh shall reap corruption; but he sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap eternal life.

Ephesians 4:22

For you to put away according to the former mode of life the old man, corrupted according to the eager desires of deceit;

1 Thessalonians 5:7

For they sleeping sleep in the night; and they drunken are drunken in the night.

2 Thessalonians 3:14

And if any listen not to our word by the epistle, mark him, and mix not together with him, that he may change.

1 Timothy 6:5

Unprofitable occupations of men corrupted in mind, and deprived of the truth, thinking gain to be devotion: be separated from such.

2 Timothy 3:5

Having a form of devotion, and having denied its power: and these renounce.

2 Timothy 4:2

Proclaim the word; keep fixed seasonably, and unseasonably; refute, censure, beseech, in all longsnffering and teaching.

Titus 2:15

These things speak, and beseech, and reprove with all order. Let none despise thee.

2 John 1:10-11

If there come any to you, and bring not this teaching, receive ye him not into the household, and to rejoice tell him not:

Revelation 18:4

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye partake not of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

Ephesians 5:7

Be ye not therefore partakers with them.

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