Ephesians

Ephesians 5:13–14

¹³But everything exposed by the light becomes visible,^b for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself. ¹⁴So it is said:

“Wake up, O sleeper,

rise up from the dead,

and Christ will shine on you.”

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
everything	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
exposed	ἐλεγχόμενα	elenchomena	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural	G1651 I rebuke, expose
by	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
light	φωτὸς	phōtos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5457 light, a source of light
becomes visible	φανεροῦται	phaneroutai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G5319 I make clear, visible, or manifest
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
everything	πᾶν	pan	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
that	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
is illuminated	φανερούμενον	phaneroumenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5319 I make clear, visible, or manifest
becomes	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
a light	φῶς	phōs	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5457 light, a source of light

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	διὸ	dio	Conjunction	G1352 wherefore
it is said	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Wake up	Ἔγειρε	Egeire	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up
O	ὁ	ho	Article - Vocative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
sleeper	καθεύδων	katheudōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2518 I sleep, am sleeping
rise up	ἀνάστα	anasta	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G450 I raise up, set up, rise from
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
dead	νεκρῶν	nekrōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3498 dead, a corpse
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Christ	Χριστός	Christos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
will shine on	ἐπιφαύσει	epiphausei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2017 I shine upon, give light to
you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ephesians 5:13 John 3:20–21 · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · Hosea 2:10 · Hosea 7:1 · Micah 7:9 · Lamentations 2:14

Ephesians 5:14 Isaiah 60:1 · Romans 13:11–12 · Isaiah 26:19 · 1 Thessalonians 5:6 · Isaiah 52:1 · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · John 5:25–29 · Colossians 3:1 · John 9:5 · Isaiah 51:17 · Romans 6:4–5 · John 8:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.