Ephesians 5:8

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Summary

Ephesians 5:8

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

Ye were

General references

Leviticus 11:16

Song of Songs 2:11

1 Thessalonians 5:5

Bible References

Ye were

Wherefore remember that ye, once nations in the flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that called circumcision in the flesh done with the hand;

being darkened in understanding, estranged from the life of God by reason of the ignorance which is in them, by reason of the hardness of their hearts,

because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against principalities, against authorities, against the universal lords of this darkness, against spiritual power of wickedness in the heavenlies.

Have respect unto the covenant; for the dark places of the earth are full of the dwellings of violence.

the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them light hath shone.

And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not, in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen on thee.

Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the mountains of twilight; and ye shall look for light, but he will turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in the country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up.

to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

God therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now enjoins men that they shall all everywhere repent,

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.

Because, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but fell into folly in their thoughts, and their heart without understanding was darkened:

and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness,

Be not diversely yoked with unbelievers; for what participation is there between righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship of light with darkness?

who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love:

For we were once ourselves also without intelligence, disobedient, wandering in error, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

But ye are a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;

Again, I write a new commandment to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light already shines.

General references

and the female ostrich and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, and the hawk, after its kind;

For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over, it is gone:

for all ye are sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.