Ephesians 5:11–13

5:11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather15 expose them.16 5:12 For the things they do17 in secret are shameful even to mention. 5:13 But all things being exposed by the light are made evident.

15	tn The Greek conjunction καὶ (kai) seems to be functioning here ascensively, (i.e., “even”), but is difficult to render in this context using good English. It may read something like: “but rather even expose them!”
16	tn Grk “rather even expose.”
17	tn The participle τὰ … γινόμενα (ta … ginomena) usually refers to “things happening” or “things which are,” but with the following genitive phrase ὑπʼ αὐτῶν (hup’ autōn), which indicates agency, the idea seems to be “things being done.” This passive construction was translated as an active one to simplify the English style.