Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

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

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.

Julia Smith Translation

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

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 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 proving what is acceptable to the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.

Cross References

Romans 13:12

The night is far spent, the day is at hand; therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

1 Timothy 5:20

Those who sin, rebuke before all, so that the rest also may fear.

Leviticus 19:17

You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall always rebuke your neighbor, and not allow sin on him.

Romans 6:21

What fruit did you have then in those things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks disorderly, and not after the teaching which he received from us.

Genesis 20:16

And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, he is to you a covering of the eyes, to all that are with you, and with all this, you are reproved.

Genesis 49:5-7

Simeon and Levi are brothers; tools of violence are their weapons.

Job 24:13-17

They are of those who rebel against the light; they know not His ways, nor stay in His paths.

Psalm 1:1-2

Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 26:4-5

I have not sat with lying men, neither will I go in with hypocrites.

Psalm 94:20-21

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with You, which frames mischief by a law?

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him correct me, it is oil on my head, let not my head refuse it; for still my prayer also shall be against their wickedness.

Proverbs 1:31

and they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own desires.

Proverbs 4:14-15

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not into the way of evil.

Proverbs 9:6-8

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

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who listens to correction shall be honored.

Proverbs 15:12

A scorner does not love one who corrects him, nor will he go to the wise.

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

Proverbs 25:12

As a ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon a hearing ear.

Proverbs 29:1

A man who hardens his neck when reproved shall be suddenly broken, and there will be no healing.

Isaiah 3:10-11

Say to the righteous that it is well; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Isaiah 29:21

those who make a man guilty by a word, and lay a trap for the reprover in the gate, and turn aside the just for a worthless thing.

Jeremiah 15:17

I did not sit in the circle of mockers, nor rejoice; I sat alone because of Your hand; for You have filled me with indignation.

Matthew 18:15

But if your brother shall trespass against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.

Luke 3:19

But Herod the tetrarch (being reproved by him on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done)

John 3:19-21

And this is the condemnation, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the Light, because their deeds were evil.

Romans 1:22-32

Professing to be wise, they became fools

Romans 16:17

And I exhort you, brothers, to watch those making divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them.

1 Corinthians 5:9-11

I wrote to you in the letter not to associate intimately with fornicators;

1 Corinthians 10:20-21

But I say that the things which the nations sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. And I do not desire that you should have fellowship with demons.

2 Corinthians 6:14-18

Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers; for what fellowship does righteousness have with lawlessness? And what partnership does light have with darkness?

Galatians 6:8

For he sowing to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh. But he sowing to the Spirit will reap life everlasting from the Spirit.

Ephesians 4:22

For you ought to put off the old man (according to your way of living before) who is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,

1 Thessalonians 5:7

For those sleeping sleep in the night, and those being drunken are drunken in the night.

2 Thessalonians 3:14

And if anyone does not obey our word by this letter, mark that one and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

1 Timothy 6:5

meddling, of men whose minds have been corrupted and deprived of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness. Withdraw from such.

2 Timothy 3:5

having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these.

2 Timothy 4:2

preach the Word, be instant in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.

Titus 2:15

Speak these things, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

2 John 1:10-11

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house, nor speak a greeting to him.

Revelation 18:4

And I heard another voice from Heaven, saying, Come out of her, My people, that you may not be partakers of her sins, and that you may not receive of her plagues.

Ephesians 5:7

Therefore do not be partakers with them.

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