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Ephesians 5:8–9

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8You yourselves used to be in the darkness, but since you have become the Lord’s people, you are in the light. So you must live like people who belong to the light, 9for it is the lighth that brings a rich harvest of every kind of goodness, righteousness, and truth.

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Ephesians 5:7–8: Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light …

Footnotes

  1. hthe light; some manuscripts have the Spirit.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light—for the fruit of the light consists of all goodness, righteousness, and truth—

NLTNew Living Translation

For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live like children of light (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

KJV 1900King James Version

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)