But now light (νυν δε φως). Jesus called his disciples the light of the world (Matthew 5:14).

For you were sometimes darkness. (See Ephesians 2:11, Ephesians 2:12; 1 Corinthians 6:11.)

The meaning here …

You were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.—This expression is unique, and far more emphatic than the …

Do not, therefore, be partakers with them. For you were once darkness,

Then, "these things" suited you.

But now you are l…

Paul enlarges on the contrast between darkness and light. As in 2:1–3 and 3:17–24, he reminds his readers of what they once were. One word suffices…

For you were once darkness. The precepts which immediately follow derive greater weight from the motives with which they are mingled. Havi…

For you were sometimes darkness
Not only dark, but darkness itself; exceeding blind, dark, and ignorant, respecting …

Filthy lusts must be rooted out. These sins must be dreaded and detested. Here are not only cautions against blatant acts of sin, but also against …