Ephesians 5:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 3:20-21 : 20 The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen. 21 But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.
  • Hos 2:10 : 10 And now I will make her shame clear before the eyes of her lovers, and no one will take her out of my hand.
  • Hos 7:1 : 1 When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes property by force in the streets.
  • Mic 7:9 : 9 I will undergo the wrath of the Lord, because of my sin against him; till he takes up my cause and does what is right for me: when he makes me come out into the light, I will see his righteousness;
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
  • Heb 1:13 : 13 But of which of the angels has he said at any time, Take your seat at my right hand till I put all those who are against you under your feet?
  • Lam 2:14 : 14 The visions which your prophets have seen for you are false and foolish; they have not made clear to you your sin so that your fate might be changed: but they have seen for you false words, driving you away.

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  • Luke 8:16-17
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    16 No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

    17 For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.

  • Eph 5:8-12
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    8 For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

    9 (Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),

    10 Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord;

    11 And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

    12 For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.

  • Eph 5:14
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    14 For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.

  • John 3:19-21
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    19 And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.

    20 The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.

    21 But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.

  • Mark 4:22
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    22 There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.

  • Heb 4:13
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    13 And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

  • Luke 11:33-36
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    33 No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

    34 The light of the body is the eye: when your eye is true, all your body is full of light; but when it is evil, your body is dark.

    35 So take care that the light which is in you is not dark.

    36 If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light.

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    2 But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.

    3 So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops.

  • 1 John 1:5-7
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    5 This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.

    6 If we say we are joined to him, and are walking still in the dark, our words are false and our acts are untrue:

    7 But if we are walking in the light, as he is in the light, we are all united with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son makes us clean from all sin.

  • Matt 5:14-16
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    14 You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.

    15 And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.

    16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

  • 1 Cor 3:13
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    13 Every man's work will be made clear in that day, because it will be tested by fire; and the fire itself will make clear the quality of every man's work.

  • 1 Thess 5:5
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    5 For you are all sons of light and of the day: we are not of the night or of the dark.

  • 1 Tim 5:25
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    25 In the same way, there are good works which are clearly seen; and those which are not so, may not be kept secret.

  • 1 Tim 5:20
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    20 Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.

  • Rom 13:12
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    12 The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,

  • 1 Cor 4:5
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    5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

  • 2 Cor 4:6
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    6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • John 1:5
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    5 And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.

  • Rom 1:19
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    19 Because the knowledge of God may be seen in them, God having made it clear to them.

  • 2 Cor 5:10
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    10 For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad.

  • John 1:9
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    9 The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.

  • Titus 1:15
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    15 To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.

  • Eccl 12:14
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    14 God will be judge of every work, with every secret thing, good or evil.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Ps 139:12
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    12 Even the dark is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day: for dark and light are the same to you.

  • Prov 4:18
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    18 But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

  • John 11:10
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    10 But if a man goes about in the night, he may have a fall because the light is not in him.

  • Phil 2:15
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    15 So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

  • John 7:4
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    4 Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.

  • John 12:35
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    35 Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.

  • Matt 10:27
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    27 What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.

  • Eph 3:9
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    9 And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;

  • Phil 3:15
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    15 Then let us all, who have come to full growth, be of this mind: and if in anything you are of a different mind, even this will God make clear to you:

  • Prov 6:23
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    23 For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.

  • 2 Pet 1:19
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    19 And so the words of the prophets are made more certain; and it is well for you to give attention to them as to a light shining in a dark place, till the dawn comes and the morning star is seen in your hearts;