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Ephesians 5:8-14 Living in the Light

8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light

9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)

10 and find out what pleases the Lord.

11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

12 For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.

13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible,

14 for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said:
“Wake up, O sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”

Cross References for Ephesians 5:8-14

Genesis 1:3 - And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Click to read the verse Genesis 1:3 Click to read the verse Genesis 1:3

John 1:9 - The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. Click to read the verse John 1:9 Click to read the verse John 1:9

2 Corinthians 4:6 - For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to giv... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 4:6 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 4:6

1 John 2:8 - Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and you, because the darkness is p... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:8 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:8

Ecclesiastes 2:13 - I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:13 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:13

1 Thessalonians 5:5 - You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the dark... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:5 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:5

2 Corinthians 3:18 - And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his li... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:18 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:18

Isaiah 44:9 - All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Those who would spe... Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:9

Matthew 6:23 - But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within yo... Click to read the verse Matthew 6:23 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:23

Acts 26:18 - to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so... Click to read the verse Acts 26:18 Click to read the verse Acts 26:18

1 Thessalonians 2:12 - encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his king... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 2:12 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 2:12

1 John 1:7 - But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and th... Click to read the verse 1 John 1:7 Click to read the verse 1 John 1:7

Titus 3:3 - At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions an... Click to read the verse Titus 3:3 Click to read the verse Titus 3:3

Romans 1:21 - For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their... Click to read the verse Romans 1:21 Click to read the verse Romans 1:21

Ephesians 5:2 - and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offer... Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:2 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:2

Romans 13:13 - Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immoral... Click to read the verse Romans 13:13 Click to read the verse Romans 13:13

1 Corinthians 1:30 - It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that i... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:30 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:30

Ephesians 2:2 - in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the king... Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:2 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:2

Ephesians 2:11 - One in Christ Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncir... Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:11 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:11

Isaiah 42:6-7 - “I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 42:6-7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 42:6-7

Matthew 5:16 - In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise ... Click to read the verse Matthew 5:16 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:16

Ephesians 6:12 - For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authoritie... Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:12 Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:12

2 Corinthians 6:14 - Do Not Be Yoked With Unbelievers Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteo... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 6:14 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 6:14

Luke 16:8 - “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of th... Click to read the verse Luke 16:8 Click to read the verse Luke 16:8

Isaiah 60:1 - The Glory of Zion “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:1

Isaiah 42:16 - I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 42:16 Click to read the verse Isaiah 42:16

Colossians 1:13 - For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son ... Click to read the verse Colossians 1:13 Click to read the verse Colossians 1:13

Isaiah 60:1-3 - The Glory of Zion “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:1-3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:1-3

Isaiah 49:6 - he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and b... Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:6

John 12:35 - Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while y... Click to read the verse John 12:35 Click to read the verse John 12:35

1 Corinthians 6:11 - And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:11 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:11

Luke 1:79 - to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the pat... Click to read the verse Luke 1:79 Click to read the verse Luke 1:79

John 8:12 - The Validity of Jesus’ Testimony When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light... Click to read the verse John 8:12 Click to read the verse John 8:12

Matthew 4:16 - the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shado... Click to read the verse Matthew 4:16 Click to read the verse Matthew 4:16

Psalms 147:20 - He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the Lord. Click to read the verse Psalms 147:20 Click to read the verse Psalms 147:20

Acts 17:30 - In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. Click to read the verse Acts 17:30 Click to read the verse Acts 17:30

Isaiah 49:9 - to say to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’ “They will feed beside... Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:9

Isaiah 25:7 - On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all... Click to read the verse Isaiah 25:7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 25:7

Ephesians 1:18 - I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope ... Click to read the verse Ephesians 1:18 Click to read the verse Ephesians 1:18

Ephesians 2:11-12 - One in Christ Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncir... Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:11-12 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:11-12

1 Peter 2:9-11 - But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:9-11 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:9-11

Ephesians 4:18 - They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the igno... Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:18 Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:18

Jeremiah 13:16 - Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:16 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:16

Job 29:3 - when his lamp shone upon my head and by his light I walked through darkness! Click to read the verse Job 29:3 Click to read the verse Job 29:3

Isaiah 60:19-20 - The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, fo... Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:19-20 Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:19-20

John 12:46 - I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. Click to read the verse John 12:46 Click to read the verse John 12:46

Psalms 74:20 - Have regard for your covenant, because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land. Click to read the verse Psalms 74:20 Click to read the verse Psalms 74:20

Isaiah 9:2 - The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shad... Click to read the verse Isaiah 9:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 9:2

Psalms 107:14 - He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains. Click to read the verse Psalms 107:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 107:14

Isaiah 2:5 - Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord. Click to read the verse Isaiah 2:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 2:5

2 John 1:4 - It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Fathe... Click to read the verse 2 John 1:4 Click to read the verse 2 John 1:4

Song of Songs 2:11 - See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Click to read the verse Song of Songs 2:11 Click to read the verse Song of Songs 2:11

John 12:36 - Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light.” When he h... Click to read the verse John 12:36 Click to read the verse John 12:36

Romans 2:19 - if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, Click to read the verse Romans 2:19 Click to read the verse Romans 2:19

Romans 6:4 - We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was ... Click to read the verse Romans 6:4 Click to read the verse Romans 6:4

Galatians 5:25 - Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Click to read the verse Galatians 5:25 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:25

1 John 2:8-11 - Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and you, because the darkness is p... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:8-11 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:8-11

John 1:4-5 - In him was life, and that life was the light of men. Click to read the verse John 1:4-5 Click to read the verse John 1:4-5

1 Thessalonians 5:4-8 - But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:4-8 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:4-8