11 translations · Greek
Ephesians 5:14
Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
Ephesians 5:14 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
- KJV King James Version
- Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- for this reason it says, “Arouse yourself, you who are sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ will shine on you.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- That's why it's said, “Wake up, those of you who are sleeping, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- wherefore he saith, 'Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Wherefore he says, Wake up, [thou] that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give thee light.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Wherefore he saith: Rise thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead: and Christ shall enlighten thee.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| διὸ | dio | So | G1352 διό therefore |
| λέγει | legei | it is said | G3004 λέγω to say |
| Ἔγειρε | Egeire | Wake up | G1453 ἐγείρω to arise |
| ὁ | ho | O | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| καθεύδων | katheudōn | sleeper | G2518 καθεύδω to sleep |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| ἀνάστα | anasta | rise up | G450 ἀνίστημι to arise |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τῶν | tōn | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| νεκρῶν | nekrōn | dead | G3498 νεκρός dead |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐπιφαύσει | epiphausei | will shine on | G2017 ἐπιφαύσκω to shine on |
| σοι | soi | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Χριστός | Christos | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
Related verses
- Isaiah 60:1
“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.
- Romans 13:11–12
Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed. The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.
- Isaiah 26:19
Your dead shall live. My dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth will cast out the departed spirits.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6
so then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober.
- Isaiah 52:1
Awake, awake! Put on your strength, Zion. Put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city: for from now on the uncircumcised and the unclean will no more come into you.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- John 5:25–29
Most certainly, I tell you, the hour comes, and now is, when the dead will hear the Son of God’s voice; and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself. He also gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man. …
- Colossians 3:1
If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
- Isaiah 51:17
Awake, awake! Stand up, Jerusalem, you who have drunk from Yahweh’s hand the cup of his wrath. You have drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and drained it.
- John 9:5
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
12 For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.
13 But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.
14 Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
15 Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Read all of Ephesians 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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