# Ephesians 5.14

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**Book:** [Ephesians](/codex/ephesians/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 12. for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of. 13. But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light.
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> **14. Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.**
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> 15. Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; 16. redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:12-16, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 12. For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of. 13. But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.
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> **14. Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”**
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> 15. Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise; 16. redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:12-16, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 12. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 13. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. <sup>reproved: or, discovered</sup>
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> **14. Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. <sup>he: or, it</sup>**
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> 15. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16. Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:12-16, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 12. for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of, 13. and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;
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> **14. wherefore he saith, 'Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'**
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> 15. See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise, 16. redeeming the time, because the days are evil; (Ephesians 5:12-16, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Paul the Apostle (imprisonment)
- **Audience:** Christian believers in Ephesus (and circular to other Asian churches)
- **Location:** composed during Roman imprisonment
- **Time period:** composed c. AD 60-62

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G1453 - egeiro](/codex/g1453-egeiro/), *egeiro* (Strong's G1453). Also appears in: [Matthew 8.26](/codex/matthew-8-26/), [Matthew 9.4-8](/codex/matthew-9-4-8/), [Matthew 17.1-8](/codex/matthew-17-1-8/).
- [G3498 - nekros](/codex/g3498-nekros/), *nekros* (Strong's G3498). Also appears in: [Matthew 23](/codex/matthew-23/), [Matthew 28.1-10](/codex/matthew-28-1-10/), [Mark 6](/codex/mark-6/).
- [G5547 - christos](/codex/g5547-christos/), *christos* (Strong's G5547). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.16](/codex/matthew-1-16/), [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Spirit of Slumber](/codex/spirit-of-slumber/)

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