Ephesians 5:14 — Compare Translations

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Therefore He says, Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine (make day dawn) upon you and give you light. [Isa. 26:19; 60:1, 2.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Therefore He says, Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine (make day dawn) upon you and give you light. [Isa. 26:19; 60:1, 2.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Wherefore he says, Wake up, [thou] that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.

English EASY 2024

Everything that becomes clear to see is in the light. That is why it says: ‘Wake up, you people who are asleep! Rise up from among the dead people! Then Christ will shine his light on you.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Yes, everything is made clear by the light. This is why we say, "Wake up, you who are sleeping! Rise from death, and Christ will shine on you."

for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

for anything that is clearly revealed becomes light. That is why it is said, “Wake up, sleeper, and rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

because light makes everything easy to see. That's why it says: "Wake up, sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

for what makes everything clear is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.

English KJV 1611

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

English LSB

For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For this reason it says, "Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore, it says: "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says: “Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Light makes everything clear. That is why it is said, "Wake up, sleeper. Rise from the dead. Then Christ will shine on you."

English NIV

for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

English NKJ 1982

Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.”

English NLT

And where your light shines, it will expose their evil deeds. This is why it is said, "Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

This is why the Scripture says, “Arise, you sleeper! Rise up from your coffin and the Anointed One will shine his light into you!”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Therefore it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

That is why God says in the Scriptures, “Awake, O sleeper, and rise up from the dead; and Christ shall give you light.“

English Tyndale 1537

Wherefore he saith: awake thou that sleepest, and stand up from death, and Christ shall give thee light.