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Ephesians 5:14

“for everything that is made visible is light. Therefore it says: Awake, sleeper, and rise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.”

Ephesians 5:14 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Isaiah 26:19

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“Therefore it says” introduces words that do not match any passage; Isaiah 26:19 and 60:1 share with them “awake,” “dead” and “light.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • φῶςphōsG5457אוֹרֹתorotH219“light”
  • ἜγειρεEgeireG1453יְקוּמוּyekumuH6965“raise, awaken”
  • νεκρῶνnekrōnG3498רְפָאִיםrefaimH7496“dead”

Ephesians 5:14, word by word

that is made visibleφανερούμενονphaneroumenon

reveal, make known

Reveal, show, make known.

Where else “phaneroumenon” appears
isἐστινestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “estin” appears
lightφῶςphōs

God's light

God's light that shows the truth.

Where else “phōs” appears
Thereforeδιὸdio

therefore

"Therefore", "for this reason".

Where else “dio” appears
it saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legei” appears
AwakeἜγειρεEgeire

wake

To rouse someone from sleep, or to stir from sleep.

Where else “Egeire” appears
sleeperκαθεύδωνkatheudōn

be dead

To be dead, or live without being alert to God.

Where else “katheudōn” appears
riseἀνάσταanasta

rise

To come back to life.

Where else “anasta” appears
the deadνεκρῶνnekrōn

dead

Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.

Where else “nekrōn” appears
the MessiahΧριστόςChristos

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “Christos” appears
will shine onἐπιφαύσειepiphausei

shine on

Shine on someone, make the light shine on them.

Where else “epiphausei” appears

Translation note

It is not known where the quotation comes from; compare Isaiah 26:19 and 60:1.

The context

13But all things exposed by the light are made visible,

14 · This verse (above)

15Look therefore carefully how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

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  1. 1. What it says

    What does Paul say about walking in love and walking as children of light (v. 1-2, 8-9)?

  2. 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. 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?

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