Ephesians 5:8
Ephesians · New Testament · Chapter 5
“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”Ephesians 5:8
What Does Ephesians 5:8 Mean?
Ephesians 5:8 is found in the book of Ephesians, chapter 5, verse 8 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ephesians 5:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Colossians 1:13“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:”Isaiah 60:1“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.”Matthew 5:14“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”1 John 1:7“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”Matthew 5:16“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”John 8:12“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”1 Peter 2:9“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”Isaiah 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.”Genesis 1:3“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”John 12:46“I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.”2 Corinthians 4:6“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”Acts 26:18“To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.”Ephesians 1:18“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,”1 John 2:8“Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.”Isaiah 42:6“I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;”1 Thessalonians 5:5“Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.”Luke 1:79“To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”Ephesians 4:18“Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:”John 12:36“While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.”Psalms 107:14“He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.”
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