Parallel Verses
Amplified
For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [live as those who are native-born to the Light]
New American Standard Bible
for
King James Version
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Holman Bible
For you were once darkness, but now you are light
International Standard Version
For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light,
A Conservative Version
For ye were once darkness, but now light in Lord. Walk as children of light
American Standard Version
For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light
An Understandable Version
for you people were once darkness [i.e., when living in sin], but now you are light in [fellowship with] the Lord. [So], live like people who belong to light [i.e., who live godly lives],
Anderson New Testament
For you were formerly darkness; but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;
Bible in Basic English
For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light
Common New Testament
for once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light
Daniel Mace New Testament
you were heretofore altogether in the dark, but now being enlightned by the Lord, behave as children of light:
Darby Translation
for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light,
Godbey New Testament
For at one time ye were darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord: walk about as children of the light,
Goodspeed New Testament
For once you were sheer darkness, but now, as Christians, you are light itself. You must live like children of light,
John Wesley New Testament
For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord:
Julia Smith Translation
For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:
King James 2000
For you were once darkness, but now are you light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Lexham Expanded Bible
for you were formerly darkness, but now [you are] light in the Lord. Live like children of light
Modern King James verseion
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
Moffatt New Testament
For while once upon a time you were darkness, now in the Lord you are light; lead the life of those who are children of the light
Montgomery New Testament
For you were once darkness, but are now in the Lord.
NET Bible
for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light --
New Heart English Bible
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
Noyes New Testament
For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
Sawyer New Testament
For you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,??9 for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,??10 proving what is well pleasing to the Lord,
The Emphasized Bible
For ye were, at one time, darkness, but, now, are ye light in the Lord, - as children of light, be walking,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For ye were formerly darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light;
Twentieth Century New Testament
For, although you were once in Darkness, now, by your union with the Lord, you are in the Light. Live as 'Children of Light'- -
Webster
For ye were sometime darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light;
Weymouth New Testament
There was a time when you were nothing but darkness. Now, as Christians, you are Light itself.
Williams New Testament
For at one time you were darkness itself, but now in union with the Lord you are light itself. You must live like children of light,
World English Bible
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
Worrell New Testament
for ye were once darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord; walk as children of light
Worsley New Testament
For ye were heretofore darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord:
Youngs Literal Translation
for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,
Themes
spiritual Blindness » Saints are delivered from
Church » Light » Reflected from believers
Christian conduct » Walking » As children of light
Light » Illustrative of » Saints
Light, spiritual » Reflected from believers
Light, spiritual » Sons of » Sons of light
Light, spiritual » Believers' duty performed in » Walking
Spiritual » Light » Reflected from believers
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Walking
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Devotionals about Ephesians 5:8
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:8
Prayers for Ephesians 5:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Light Versus Darkness
7 So do not participate or even associate with them [in the rebelliousness of sin]. 8 For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [live as those who are native-born to the Light] 9 (for the fruit [the effect, the result] of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
Phrases
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Cross References
Luke 16:8
John 12:36
Jesus said these things, and then He left and hid Himself from them.
Acts 26:18
Isaiah 2:5
O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
John 8:12
Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said,
Ephesians 2:2
in which you once walked. You were following the ways of this world [influenced by this present age], in accordance with the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient [the unbelieving, who fight against the purposes of God].
Psalm 74:20
Consider the covenant [You made with Abraham],
For the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
Isaiah 9:2
The people who walk in [spiritual] darkness
Those who live in the dark land,
The Light will shine on them.
Isaiah 42:6-7
“I am the Lord, I have called You (the Messiah) in righteousness [for a righteous purpose],
I will also take You by the hand and keep watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people [Israel],
As a light to the nations (Gentiles),
Isaiah 42:16
“I will lead the blind by a way they do not know;
I will guide them in paths that they do not know.
I will make darkness into light before them
And rugged places into plains.
These things I will do [for them],
And I will not leave them abandoned or undone.”
Isaiah 49:6
He says, “It is too trivial a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the
I will also make You a light to the nations
That My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
Isaiah 49:9
Saying to those who are bound and captured, ‘Go forth,’
And to those who are in [spiritual] darkness, ‘Show yourselves [come into the light of the Savior].’
They will feed along the roads [on which they travel],
And their pastures will be on all the bare heights.
Isaiah 60:1-3
And the glory and brilliance of the Lord has risen upon you.
Isaiah 60:19-20
“The sun will no longer be your light by day,
Nor shall the bright glow of the moon give light to you,
But the Lord will be an everlasting light for you;
And your God will be your glory and splendor.
Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the Lord your God,
Before He brings darkness
And before your feet stumble
On the dark and shadowy mountains,
And while you are longing for light
He turns it into the shadow of death,
And makes it into thick darkness.
Matthew 4:16
“The people who were sitting (living) in [spiritual] darkness have seen a great Light,
And for those who were sitting (living) in the land and shadow of [spiritual and moral] death,
Upon them a Light has dawned.”
Luke 1:79
To shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
To guide our feet [in a straight line] into the way of peace and serenity.”
John 1:4-5
In Him was life [and the power to bestow life], and the life was the Light of men.
John 1:9
There it was—the true Light [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone.
John 12:46
Acts 17:30
Therefore God overlooked and disregarded the former ages of ignorance; but now He commands all people everywhere to repent [that is, to change their old way of thinking, to regret their past sins, and to seek God’s purpose for their lives],
Romans 1:21
For even though
Romans 2:19
and [if you] are confident that you are a [qualified] guide to the blind [those untaught in theology], a light to those who are in darkness,
1 Corinthians 1:30
But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God [revealing His plan of salvation], and righteousness [making us acceptable to God], and sanctification [making us holy and setting us apart for God], and redemption [providing our ransom from the penalty for sin],
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit. Cross references: 2 Corinthians 3:3 : Ex 24:12; 31:18; 32:15, 16; Jer 31:33 2 Corinthians 3:6 : Jer 31:31 2 Corinthians 3:7 : Ex 34:29-35 2 Corinthians 3:17 : Is 61:1, 2 end of crossrefs
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the face of Christ.
2 Corinthians 6:14
Do not be unequally bound together with unbelievers [do not make mismatched alliances with them, inconsistent with your faith]. For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
Galatians 5:25
If we [claim to] live by the [Holy] Spirit, we must also walk by the Spirit [with personal integrity, godly character, and moral courage—our conduct empowered by the Holy Spirit].
Ephesians 2:11-12
Therefore, remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, who are called “Uncircumcision” by those who called themselves “Circumcision,” [itself a mere mark] which is made in the flesh by human hands—
Ephesians 4:18
for their [moral] understanding is darkened and their reasoning is clouded; [they are] alienated and self-banished from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the [willful] ignorance and spiritual blindness that is [deep-seated] within them, because of the hardness and insensitivity of their heart.
Ephesians 5:2
and walk continually in love [that is, value one another—practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others], just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God [slain for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance.
Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this [present] darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) places.
Colossians 1:13
For He has rescued us and has drawn us to Himself from the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
1 Thessalonians 5:4-8
But you,
Titus 3:3
For we too once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various sinful desires and pleasures, spending and wasting our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
1 Peter 2:9-11
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a [special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
1 John 1:7
but if we [really] walk in the Light [that is, live each and every day in conformity with the precepts of God], as He Himself is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another [He with us, and we with Him], and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin [by erasing the stain of sin, keeping us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations].
1 John 2:8-11
On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true and realized in Christ and in you, because the darkness [of moral blindness] is clearing away and the true Light [the revelation of God in Christ] is already shining.