Ephesians 5:8
For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
In Context
7Be not therefore partakers with them.
9—for the fruit of the light is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,—
Cross References
Isaiah 2:5O house of Jacob, come ye, And let us walk in the light of Jehovah!
Isaiah 42:6I, Jehovah, have called thee for salvation; I will hold thee by the hand; I will defend thee, and make thee a covenant to the people, A light to the nations;
Isaiah 49:6He said, It is a small tiling that thou shouldst be my servant, To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved of Israel; I will also make thee the light of the nations, That my salvation may reach the ends of the earth.
Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine! for thy light is come, And the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to Jehovah, your God, Before he bring darkness, And your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, And, while ye look for light, He turn it into deathlike shade, And make it gross darkness.
Luke 1:79to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 5:4-21
Preservatives from Impurity; Cautions and Admonitions. ( a. d. 61.) 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things… Read the whole commentary →