Ephesians 5:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ephesians 5:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ephesians 5:8 is a verse from the book of Ephesians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ephesians 5:8 — KJV
“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”
— Ephesians 5:8 (KJV)
Ephesians 5:8 in Context — About the Book of Ephesians
Ephesians lifts believers into the heavenly realms — every spiritual blessing, adoption, redemption, and a seat with Christ far above all powers. Then it walks that identity into marriage, work, and warfare, closing with the church's armor: truth, righteousness, faith, salvation, the Spirit's sword, and all kinds of prayer.
Cross-References for Ephesians 5:8
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:8: now, lord, walk
“Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:8: now, light, lord
“Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. fail...: Heb. be cut off unto thee a man from my sight so that: Heb. only if”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:8: now, lord, walk
“Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me. There...: Heb. There shall not a man be cut off”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:8: now, lord, walk
“Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 5:8: now, light, lord
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