Ephesians 5:8
About the book Ephesians Trend of this verse since 2000
Bible text
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
Text: World English Bible (Classic, with deuterocanon). The World English Bible is in the Public Domain. "World English Bible" is a trademark of eBible.org.. Licence: Public domain (World English Bible). Source: ebible.org. Footnotes and cross references are left out; the rights holder has not reviewed or endorsed this display.
Statistics
- 30 Uses? Every use that covers this verse, also through a reference to its whole chapter.
- 30 Uses naming the verse? As in the Top 100: only uses that name this verse.
- #252 Rank? Rank 252 of 19,199 verses named in at least one use; tied verses share a rank.
- mapped Mapping? Position 29,437 in the sequence Protestant canon, 66 books (KJV numbering), New Testament
30 of the uses are a lower bound (repetitions not known exactly).
Persons in this verse
No person of the Bible is linked to this verse yet.
Topics of this verse
- Speaking the truth in love
- Man and woman
- Spiritual blindness
- Submission to god
- Pleasing god
- Man as head of household
- Husbands role
- Wife
The strongest topics first, by the votes of the OpenBible.info readers.
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Numbering in the versification systems?
Bible editions number some verses differently. This verse has the following labels; labels that differ from the one shown above are marked.
Sources that cite this verse?
- losung.net: Losungen archive: 15 uses
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations: 7 uses
- Vers of the Day Website Data: 7 uses
- Die Losungen (official yearly files): 1 use
Uses?
30 approved public uses (data: Official), newest first.
- Date
- Jun 27, 2026
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8
- Source
- Die Losungen (official yearly files), Die Losungen 2026 (Jahresdatei der Evangelischen Brüder-Unität)
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2026-06-27
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Translation
- Lutherbibel 2017
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Nov 28, 2023
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Dienstag, 28. November 2023
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2023-11-28
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Dec 12, 2022
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Montag, 12. Dezember 2022
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2022-12-12
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Sep 17, 2022
- Cited as
- Ephesians 5:8
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Apr 21, 2022
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8-9
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Donnerstag, 21. April 2022
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2022-04-21
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Apr 3, 2020
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8-9
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Freitag, 3. April 2020
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2020-04-03
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Mar 15, 2019
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8-9
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Freitag, 15. März 2019
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2019-03-15
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Oct 15, 2018
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Montag, 15. Oktober 2018
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2018-10-15
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Sep 17, 2018
- Cited as
- Ephesians 5:8
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Aug 20, 2017
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Sonntag, 20. August 2017
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2017-08-20
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Oct 10, 2016
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8-9
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Montag, 10. Oktober 2016
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2016-10-10
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 13, 2015
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Dienstag, 13. Januar 2015
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2015-01-13
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Sep 17, 2014
- Cited as
- Ephesians 5:8
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Dec 27, 2013
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Freitag, 27. Dezember 2013
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2013-12-27
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Aug 31, 2012
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Freitag, 31. August 2012
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2012-08-31
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Sep 17, 2010
- Cited as
- Ephesians 5:8
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Mar 19, 2010
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Freitag, 19. März 2010
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2010-03-19
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Mar 31, 2008
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Montag, 31. März 2008
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2008-03-31
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Sep 17, 2006
- Cited as
- Ephesians 5:8
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Sep 17, 2002
- Cited as
- Ephesians 5:8
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Mar 18, 2002
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8-9
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Montag, 18. März 2002
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2002-03-18
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Feb 5, 2001
- Cited as
- Epheser 5,8-9
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Montag, 5. Februar 2001
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2001-02-05
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Sep 17, 1998
- Cited as
- Ephesians 5:8
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jan 1, 1221 – Dec 31, 1274
- Cited as
- Ephesians 5:8
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, Collations on the Hexaemeron, Collation
- Usage
- Citation
- Author
- Bonaventure
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Catholic
- Language
- Latin
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 1225 – Dec 31, 1274
- Cited as
- Ephesians 5:8
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, Commentary on Ephesians
- Usage
- Analysis
- Author
- Thomas Aquinas
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Catholic
- Language
- Latin
- Contributed by
- import-agent
How this was computed – counting rule: Every covered verse (baseline) / Named verses only; data: Official; as of Nov 9, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC
Neutral key: nrf1:EPH.005.008
- Metric
- Verse-level uses: every citation adds one for each verse it covers, under the counting rule. A citation of three verses adds 3. (definition)
- Counting rule
- Every covered verse (baseline) The baseline rule: every mention of every verse counts; a chapter or a range counts once for each verse it covers, and an unknown repetition counts as one. (definition) – uses; references to a whole chapter count for each of its verses
Named verses only Like the baseline rule, but only references that name verses count; whole chapters and books are left out. The Top 100 verses use it, so a chapter reference does not lift every verse of the chapter. (definition) – uses naming the verse (owner decision P5); the basis of the Top 100 and of the rank - Profile
- Official The official profile of every public number: only reviewed and approved entries whose evidence quality is high enough. (definition) – reviewed and approved data only
- Epoch
- 124, published Nov 9, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC (provisional)
- Sequence
- Protestant canon, 66 books (KJV numbering)
prot66.nrf, mapping release R8 - Rank
- As in the Top 100: uses naming the verse, highest first, over the verses named at least once; tied verses share a rank.
- Uses
- Approved public uses of the data shown, with at least one cited passage on these verses. The list follows the current approved data; the numbers are those of the epoch.
Live numbers are recomputed every 15 minutes and are provisional until a data release is frozen. The Bible text is shown for reading only; it is never counted. How we count Glossary