Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Ephesians 5:12

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Ephesians 5:12 - 5:12

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Ephesians 5:12 - 5:12

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12. τὰ γὰρ κρυφῇ γινόμενα ὑπʼ αὐτῶν. The two clauses τὰ κρυφῇ γινόμενα … τὰ δὲ πάντα should be taken closely together. ‘For though the things that are done in secret … yet everything when convicted by the light.…’ The γὰρ really connects the second clause with the preceding imperatives. For the omission of μὲν in the first clause, cf. Rom 6:17. The effort after concealment shows that their consciences are still sensitive to the reproof of the light. Joh 3:20 is a close parallel.

αἰσχρόν ἐστιν καὶ λέγειν. A lesson in method. Conviction of sin will follow from the presence of the light without elaborate word-painting of its horrors.