Ephesians Chapter 5 verse 12 Holy Bible
for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.
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For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.
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for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say.
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For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
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For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.
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for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - For the things that are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of. The groves of Ephesus were notorious for the shamefulness of lust. To speak of such deeds was not only wrong, but shameful; so extreme is the delicacy which Christianity fosters. Too much pains cannot be taken, by parents, masters of schools, and others, to foster this delicacy among the young - to exclude from conversation the faintest touch of what is unbecoming.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) It is a shame even to speak . . .--Comp. Ephesians 5:3. Sin may be plainly indicated, and perhaps most effectually branded, without polluting the tongue by describing its actual developments. The need of St. Paul's caution is only too obvious when we read some satires and denunciations against sin, or some manuals of self-examination.