Paul has a similar antithesis in the Epistle to the Romans ( Romans 6:19-22). Paul adds, "rather reprove them." Our Lord Himself has declared in all such cases, "He that is not with Me is against Me." It is through such weak or cowardly indulgence, more than the actual love of evil, that sin is suffered to prevail. So the word is used, in Philippians 4:14, of "communicating with my affliction " and in Revelation 18:4, of "being partakers with the sins" of Babylon. Psalm 141:5 Let the righteous smite me it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.Įllicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness.-To "have no fellowship" with such works is not to refuse to take part in them (for this surely might be taken for granted), but to keep no terms with them, to have no sympathy or indulgence or excuse for them. Leviticus 19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. Genesis 20:16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. John 3:19-21 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil… Job 24:13-17 They are of those that rebel against the light they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof… Romans 6:21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.Įphesians 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts Isaiah 3:10,11 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings… Proverbs 1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. Psalm 1:1,2 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful… Genesis 49:5-7 Simeon and Levi are brethren instruments of cruelty are in their habitations… Have nothing to do with the barren unprofitable deeds of darkness, but, instead of that, set your faces against them Įphesians 5:7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them. Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them. Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness rather expose them,ĭo not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. Instead, expose them for what they are.Īnd have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict, (Īnd have nothing to do with the unfruitful actions that darkness produces. Have nothing to do with the worthless things that people do, things that belong to the darkness. Neither should you fellowship with the Servants of darkness, because they have no fruit in them, but you should rebuke them.ĭon't take part in doing those worthless things that are done in the dark. Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.Īnd do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even expose them.Īnd have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.Īnd have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.ĭo not participate in the useless deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them ĭo not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them Īnd do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them ĭo not participate in the worthless and unproductive deeds of darkness, but instead expose them ĭon’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.Īnd have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness instead, expose them. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
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