Eph 5:6-13 | TNotes | STEP | 5:6 The anger of God will fall at his final judgment (see Rom 1:18 ; Col 3:5-6 ; cp. John 3:36 ).

5:6 ^a The anger of God will fall at his final judgment (see Rom 1:18 ^b; Col 3:5-6 ^c; cp. John 3:36 ^d).
5:7 ^e Don’t participate: Cp. 2 Cor 6:14–7:1 ^f.
5:8 ^g Darkness is ignorance of God and his ways and being dominated by sin (see 4:18 ^h).

• Light from the Lord is Christ’s good news (see John 8:12 ⁱ). As people of light, believers live in fellowship with God, in whom there is no darkness (see 1 Jn 1:5-7 ^j; 5:9 ^k; cp. Matt 5:14-16 ^l; John 8:12 ^m; 12:35-36 ⁿ, 46 ^o; Rom 13:12 ^p; 2 Cor 6:14 ^q; 1 Thes 5:4-8 ^r; 1 Pet 2:9 ^s).
5:9 ^t God’s people are to do what is good and right and true, in harmony with God’s light (cp. Rom 12:2 ^u; some early manuscripts read Spirit instead of light; cp. Eph 4:22-24 ^v; Matt 7:16-20 ^w; Gal 5:22-23 ^x).
5:10 ^y Carefully determine what pleases the Lord: The point is to obey God’s will, not simply to understand it (cp. Rom 12:2 ^z; Phil 1:10 ^aa).
5:11 ^ab expose them: By the light shining from their lives (cp. John 3:20-21 ^ac; Rom 13:12 ^ad; 1 Pet 2:9 ^ae), not by verbally accusing or condemning people (see 1 Cor 5:9-13 ^af).
Summary for Eph 5:13-14: 5:13-14 ^ag “Awake, O sleeper”: This might be a fragment from an unknown Christian song, perhaps based on texts in Isaiah (cp. Isa 26:19 ^ah; 52:1 ^ai; 60:1 ^aj). It calls on God’s people to turn from their sinful darkness and live in the full light of Christ.