Ephesians 5:13 Meaning and Explanation
“But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.”
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What Does Ephesians 5:13 Mean?
Paul explains how the light works: 'all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light.' Light has the power to reveal. What was hidden in darkness, once exposed to light, is seen for what it truly is. The light does not merely condemn; it uncovers.
'Whatsoever doth make manifest is light.' To reveal and to bring into the open is the very work of light. The believer, made light in the Lord, has this revealing effect simply by living truthfully. A luminous life dispels shadows and brings hidden things into view.
Ephesians 5:13 in the Original Language
phaneroo (φανερόω), 'made manifest' -- to make visible, to bring to light, to reveal.
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What does Ephesians 5:13 mean?
Light exposes what is hidden, making everything visible.