Ephesians 5:11-13

5:11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather ¹  expose them. ²  5:12 For the things they do ³  in secret are shameful even to mention. 5:13 But all things being exposed by the light are made evident.

[5:11]  ¹ tn The Greek conjunction καὶ (kai) seems to be functioning here ascensively, (i.e., “even”), but is difficult to render in this context using good English. It may read something like: “but rather even expose them!”

[5:11]  ² tn Grk “rather even expose.”

[5:12]  ³ tn The participle τὰ…γινόμενα (ta…ginomena) usually refers to “things happening” or “things which are,” but with the following genitive phrase ὑπ᾿ αὐτῶν (Jup’ autwn), which indicates agency, the idea seems to be “things being done.” This passive construction was translated as an active one to simplify the English style.