Ephesians 5:13
But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
KJV
τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐλεγχόμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ φωτὸς φανεροῦται, πᾶν γὰρ τὸ φανερούμενον φῶς ἐστιν.
Greek NT
Omnia autem, quæ arguuntur, a lumine manifestantur : omne enim, quod manifestatur, lumen est.
Vulgate
But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light.
ASV
But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for all that is made manifest is light.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
φανερόω
phaneroo
verb · 49×
φῶς
phos
noun · 72×
ἐλέγχω
elegcho
verb · 19×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑπό
upo
preposition · 221×
Historic Christian voices
7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
How the Valentinians pervert the Scriptures to support their own pious opinions. 1. Such, then, is their system, which neither the prophets announced, nor the Lord taught, nor the apostles delivered, but of which they boast that beyond all others they have a perfect knowledge. They gather their views from other sources than the Scriptures; and, to use a common proverb, they str…
Summa Theologica · 3 passages
Without grace, can man know anything? Without God's grace, can man do or wish any good? Without grace, can man love God above all things? Without grace, can man keep the commandments of the Law? Without grace, can he merit eternal life? Without grace, can man prepare himself for grace? Without grace, can he rise from sin? Without grace, can man avoid sin? Having received grace,…
Is God alone the efficient cause of grace? Is any disposition towards grace needed on the part of the recipient, by an act of free-will? Can such a disposition make grace follow of necessity? Is grace equal in all? May anyone know that he has grace? Article 1. Whether God alone is the cause of grace? Objection 1. It would seem that God alone is not the cause of grace. For it is…
Does prophecy pertain to knowledge? Is it a habit? Is it only about future contingencies? Does a prophet know all possible matters of prophecy? Does a prophet distinguish that which he perceives by the gift of God, from that which he perceives by his own spirit? Can anything false be the matter of prophecy? Article 1. Whether prophecy pertains to knowledge? Objection 1. It woul…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 4:5 — Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man ha
- Gen 1:5 — And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
- Heb 4:12 — For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoug
- Hos 2:10 — And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.
- Hos 7:1 — When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth witho
- Isa 9:2 — The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
- John 3:20 — For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
- Lam 2:14 — Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
- Mic 7:9 — I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousn
- Ps 119:105 — Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
- Ps 119:130 — The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.