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For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
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A Change in Your Very Being
Commentators stress that Paul's language is incredibly strong. He doesn't say you were merely in darkness, but that you were darkness itself. Your very nature was defined by it. Now, through Christ, you are light. This isn't just a change in behavior or environment; it's a fundamental transformation of your identity from the inside out.
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Ephesians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For you were sometimes darkness. (See Ephesians 2:11, Ephesians 2:12; 1 Corinthians 6:11.)
The meaning here …
But now light (νυν δε φως). Jesus called his disciples the light of the world (Matthew 5:14).
19th Century
Anglican
You were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.—This expression is unique, and far more emphatic than the …
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Baptist
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…
16th Century
Protestant
For you were once darkness. The precepts which immediately follow derive greater weight from the motives with which they are mingled. Havi…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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 …
