Ephesians 5:11

NETBible

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather 1  expose them. 2 

NIV ©

Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

NASB ©

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;

NLT ©

Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, rebuke and expose them.

MSG ©

Don't waste your time on useless work, mere busywork, the barren pursuits of darkness. Expose these things for the sham they are.

BBE ©

And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

NRSV ©

Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.

NKJV ©

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them .

KJV
And
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have
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no
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fellowship
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with the unfruitful
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works
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of darkness
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but
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rather
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reprove
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[them].
NASB ©
Do not participate
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in the unfruitful
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deeds
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of darkness
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, but instead
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even
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expose
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them;
NET [draft] ITL
Do
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not
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participate
<4790>
in the unfruitful
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deeds
<2041>
of darkness
<4655>
, but
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rather
<3123>
expose
<1651>
them.
GREEK
kai
<2532>
CONJ
mh
<3361>
PRT-N
sugkoinwneite
<4790> (5720)
V-PAM-2P
toiv
<3588>
T-DPN
ergoiv
<2041>
N-DPN
toiv
<3588>
T-DPN
akarpoiv
<175>
A-DPN
tou
<3588>
T-GSN
skotouv
<4655>
N-GSN
mallon
<3123>
ADV
de
<1161>
CONJ
kai
<2532>
CONJ
elegcete
<1651> (5720)
V-PAM-2P
NETBible

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather 1  expose them. 2 

NET Notes

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!”

2 tn Grk “rather even expose.”