7. Don’t be partners with them.
8. Once you lived in the dark, but now the Lord has filled you with light. Live as children who have light.
9. Light produces everything that is good, that has God’s approval, and that is true.
10. Determine which things please the Lord.
11. Have nothing to do with the useless works that darkness produces. Instead, expose them for what they are.
12. It is shameful to talk about what some people do in secret.
13. Light exposes the true character of everything
14. because light makes everything easy to see. That’s why it says:“Wake up, sleeper!Rise from the dead,and Christ will shine on you.”
15. So then, be very careful how you live. Don’t live like foolish people but like wise people.
16. Make the most of your opportunities because these are evil days.
17. So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord wants.