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Ephesians 5:14

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
διὸdio[14] ThereforeG1352 →
λέγει·legeiit says:G3004 →
ἔγειρεegeiredo awakeG1453 →
ὁhoyou who [are]G3588 →
καθεύδωνkatheudōnsleepingG2518 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἀνάσταanastado rise upG450 →
ἐκekout fromG1537 →
τῶνtōntheG3588 →
νεκρῶν,nekrōndead,G3498 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐπιφαύσειepiphauseiwill shine uponG2017 →
σοιsoiyouG4771 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
Χριστός.¶ChristosChrist.G5547 →

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Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.Romans 13:11–12And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.John 5:25–29Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.Colossians 3:1Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.Isaiah 51:17Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger.John 9:5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”Romans 6:4–5We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.John 8:12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”Genesis 1:3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.1 Corinthians 15:34Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.Romans 6:13Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.Ephesians 2:5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!2 Timothy 1:10And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

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The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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