Ephesians 5:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of,

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 2:16 : 16 in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.
  • Eph 5:3 : 3 and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;
  • 1 Pet 4:3 : 3 for sufficient to us `is' the past time of life the will of the nations to have wrought, having walked in lasciviousnesses, desires, excesses of wines, revelings, drinking-bouts, and unlawful idolatries,
  • Rev 20:12 : 12 and I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and scrolls were opened, and another scroll was opened, which is that of the life, and the dead were judged out of the things written in the scrolls -- according to their works;
  • 2 Sam 12:12 : 12 for thou hast done `it' in secret, and I do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'
  • Prov 9:17 : 17 `Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'
  • Eccl 12:14 : 14 For every work doth God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.'
  • Jer 23:24 : 24 Is any one hidden in secret places, And I see him not? an affirmation of Jehovah, Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? An affirmation of Jehovah.
  • Luke 12:1-2 : 1 At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, `Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy; 2 and there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known;
  • Rom 1:24-27 : 24 Wherefore also God did give them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies among themselves; 25 who did change the truth of God into a falsehood, and did honour and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed to the ages. Amen. 26 Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature; 27 and in like manner also the males having left the natural use of the female, did burn in their longing toward one another; males with males working shame, and the recompense of their error that was fit, in themselves receiving.

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    2and there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known;

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  • 1 Tim 5:24-25
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    24of certain men the sins are manifest beforehand, leading before to judgment, and certain also they follow after;

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    22for there is not anything hid that may not be manifested, nor was anything kept hid but that it may come to light.

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    3and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

    4also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, -- the things not fit -- but rather thanksgiving;

    5for this ye know, that every whoremonger, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, hath no inheritance in the reign of the Christ and God.

    6Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

    7become not, then, partakers with them,

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    19And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

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    2but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;

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    14For every work doth God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.'

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    34awake up, as is right, and sin not; for certain have an ignorance of God; for shame to you I say `it'.

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    2and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things.

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    22from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

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    16having a good conscience, that in that in which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who are traducing your good behaviour in Christ;

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    32who the righteous judgment of God having known -- that those practising such things are worthy of death -- not only do them, but also have delight with those practising them.

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