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Butδὲall thingsτὰ πάνταexposedἐλεγχόμεναbyὑπὸthe lightτοῦ φωτὸςare made visible,φανεροῦται
Ephesians 5:13
Study it in the app“But all things exposed by the light are made visible,”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 5:13, word by word
- exposedἐλεγχόμεναelenchomena
expose
To bring to light what was hidden.
Where else “elenchomena” appears- the lightφωτὸςphōtos
God's light
God's light that shows the truth.
Where else “phōtos” appears- are made visibleφανεροῦταιphaneroutai
reveal, make known
Reveal, show, make known.
Where else “phaneroutai” appears
The context
12For it is shameful even to speak of the things done in secret by them.
13 · This verse (above)
14for everything that is made visible is light. Therefore it says: Awake, sleeper, and rise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.
To study Ephesians 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about walking in love and walking as children of light (v. 1-2, 8-9)?
2. What it means
Paul links the Messiah's love for the assembly with a husband's love for his wife (v. 25-29). What does the text say that love is like?
3. How I live it
Paul invites us to give thanks always and to speak with psalms and songs (v. 19-20). What simple habit could help you do that?