Romans 13:12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

13:12 NIV

逐节对照

New International Version - The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
新标点和合本 - 黑夜已深，白昼将近。我们就当脱去暗昧的行为，带上光明的兵器。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 黑夜已深，白昼将近。所以我们该除去暗昧的行为，带上光明的兵器。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 黑夜已深，白昼将近。所以我们该除去暗昧的行为，带上光明的兵器。
当代译本 - 黑夜已深，白昼将临，我们要除掉黑暗的行为，穿上光明的盔甲。
圣经新译本 - 黑夜已深，白昼近了，所以我们要除掉暗昧的行为，带上光明的武器。
中文标准译本 - 黑夜已深，白昼近了。所以，我们要脱去黑暗的行为，配上光明的兵器。
现代标点和合本 - 黑夜已深，白昼将近，我们就当脱去暗昧的行为，带上光明的兵器。
和合本（拼音版） - 黑夜已深，白昼将近；我们就当脱去暗昧的行为，带上光明的兵器。
New International Reader's Version - The dark night of evil is nearly over. The day of Christ’s return is almost here. So let us get rid of the works of darkness that harm us. Let us do the works of light that protect us.
English Standard Version - The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
New Living Translation - The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living.
Christian Standard Bible - The night is nearly over, and the day is near; so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
New American Standard Bible - The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let’s rid ourselves of the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
New King James Version - The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
Amplified Bible - The night [this present evil age] is almost gone and the day [of Christ’s return] is almost here. So let us fling away the works of darkness and put on the [full] armor of light.
American Standard Version - The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
King James Version - The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
New English Translation - The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
World English Bible - The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.
新標點和合本 - 黑夜已深，白晝將近。我們就當脫去暗昧的行為，帶上光明的兵器。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 黑夜已深，白晝將近。所以我們該除去暗昧的行為，帶上光明的兵器。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 黑夜已深，白晝將近。所以我們該除去暗昧的行為，帶上光明的兵器。
當代譯本 - 黑夜已深，白晝將臨，我們要除掉黑暗的行為，穿上光明的盔甲。
聖經新譯本 - 黑夜已深，白晝近了，所以我們要除掉暗昧的行為，帶上光明的武器。
呂振中譯本 - 黑夜已深，白晝已近；所以我們要脫去黑暗之行為，穿上亮光之軍裝。
中文標準譯本 - 黑夜已深，白晝近了。所以，我們要脫去黑暗的行為，配上光明的兵器。
現代標點和合本 - 黑夜已深，白晝將近，我們就當脫去暗昧的行為，帶上光明的兵器。
文理和合譯本 - 夜既央、晝伊邇、我儕宜脫昏暗之行、而服光明之甲、
文理委辦譯本 - 夜既央、晝伊邇、當解行暗之衣、服光明之甲、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 夜已深、晝已近、當解暗昩之行、衣光明之甲冑、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 夜如何其、夜將闌！而曙將至矣！吾人尚可不去曖昧之行、被光明之甲、
Nueva Versión Internacional - La noche está muy avanzada y ya se acerca el día. Por eso, dejemos a un lado las obras de la oscuridad y pongámonos la armadura de la luz.
현대인의 성경 - 밤이 거의 지나고 낮이 가까웠으니 이제는 악한 생활을 버리고 믿음으로 빛된 생활을 하십시오.
Новый Русский Перевод - Ночь приближается к концу, и наступает день. Так давайте же оставим дела тьмы и наденем доспехи света.
Восточный перевод - Ночь приближается к концу, и наступает день. Так давайте же оставим дела тьмы и наденем доспехи света.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Ночь приближается к концу, и наступает день. Так давайте же оставим дела тьмы и наденем доспехи света.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Ночь приближается к концу, и наступает день. Так давайте же оставим дела тьмы и наденем доспехи света.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - La nuit est avancée, le moment où le jour va se lever approche. Débarrassons-nous de tout ce qui se fait dans les ténèbres, et revêtons-nous de l’armure de la lumière.
リビングバイブル - 夜はふけ、昼がすぐそこまで近づいています。ですから、暗闇に属する悪い行いを捨てて、昼間にふさわしく生きるため、正しい生活という武具で身を固めなさい。あなたがたの行為は正しいとだれからも認められるよう、何をするにも、りっぱに、誠実にふるまいなさい。遊び騒いだり、酔っぱらったり、性的な欲望のとりこになったり、争ったり、ねたんだりして時間を浪費してはなりません。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἡ νὺξ προέκοψεν, ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα ἤγγικεν. ἀποθώμεθα οὖν τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους, ἐνδυσώμεθα [δὲ] τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἡ νὺξ προέκοψεν, ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα ἤγγικεν. ἀποθώμεθα οὖν τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους, ἐνδυσώμεθα δὲ τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός.
Nova Versão Internacional - A noite está quase acabando; o dia logo vem. Portanto, deixemos de lado as obras das trevas e revistamo-nos da armadura da luz.
Hoffnung für alle - Bald ist die Nacht vorüber, und der Tag bricht an. Deshalb wollen wir uns von den Taten trennen, die zur Dunkelheit gehören, und uns stattdessen mit den Waffen des Lichts rüsten.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đêm sắp qua, ngày gần đến. Vậy chúng ta hãy từ bỏ việc xấu xa trong đêm tối để làm việc công chính dưới ánh sáng.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - กลางคืนเกือบจะจบสิ้นลง จวนจะรุ่งเช้าแล้ว ดังนั้นให้เราถอดพฤติการณ์ของความมืดออกไปและสวมยุทธภัณฑ์ของความสว่าง
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - กลางคืนล่วงไปมากแล้ว และรุ่งเช้าก็ใกล้เข้ามา ฉะนั้นเราจงละจากการกระทำของความมืด และสวมเกราะของความสว่างเถิด

交叉引用

Revelation 1:3 - Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
1 Peter 2:1 - Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
Isaiah 2:20 - In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.
Job 24:14 - When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up, kills the poor and needy, and in the night steals forth like a thief.
Job 24:15 - The eye of the adulterer watches for dusk; he thinks, ‘No eye will see me,’ and he keeps his face concealed.
Job 24:16 - In the dark, thieves break into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they want nothing to do with the light.
Job 24:17 - For all of them, midnight is their morning; they make friends with the terrors of darkness.
Romans 13:14 - Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.
Revelation 22:10 - Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near.
John 3:19 - This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
John 3:20 - Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
John 3:21 - But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
1 Thessalonians 5:5 - You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
1 Thessalonians 5:6 - So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.
1 Thessalonians 5:7 - For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 - But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
Ephesians 4:22 - You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
Ephesians 6:11 - Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Ephesians 6:12 - For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:13 - Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Ephesians 6:14 - Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
Ephesians 6:15 - and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
Ephesians 6:16 - In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Ephesians 6:17 - Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:18 - And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Song of Songs 2:17 - Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or like a young stag on the rugged hills.
James 1:21 - Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
Colossians 3:8 - But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
Colossians 3:9 - Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices
Colossians 3:10 - and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Colossians 3:11 - Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
Colossians 3:12 - Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:13 - Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:14 - And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Colossians 3:15 - Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Colossians 3:16 - Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
Colossians 3:17 - And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Isaiah 30:22 - Then you will desecrate your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, “Away with you!”
2 Corinthians 6:7 - in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
Ezekiel 18:31 - Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel?
Ezekiel 18:32 - For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!
Ephesians 5:11 - Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

逐节对照

交叉引用

New International Version - The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
新标点和合本 - 黑夜已深，白昼将近。我们就当脱去暗昧的行为，带上光明的兵器。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 黑夜已深，白昼将近。所以我们该除去暗昧的行为，带上光明的兵器。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 黑夜已深，白昼将近。所以我们该除去暗昧的行为，带上光明的兵器。
当代译本 - 黑夜已深，白昼将临，我们要除掉黑暗的行为，穿上光明的盔甲。
圣经新译本 - 黑夜已深，白昼近了，所以我们要除掉暗昧的行为，带上光明的武器。
中文标准译本 - 黑夜已深，白昼近了。所以，我们要脱去黑暗的行为，配上光明的兵器。
现代标点和合本 - 黑夜已深，白昼将近，我们就当脱去暗昧的行为，带上光明的兵器。
和合本（拼音版） - 黑夜已深，白昼将近；我们就当脱去暗昧的行为，带上光明的兵器。
New International Reader's Version - The dark night of evil is nearly over. The day of Christ’s return is almost here. So let us get rid of the works of darkness that harm us. Let us do the works of light that protect us.
English Standard Version - The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
New Living Translation - The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living.
Christian Standard Bible - The night is nearly over, and the day is near; so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
New American Standard Bible - The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let’s rid ourselves of the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
New King James Version - The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
Amplified Bible - The night [this present evil age] is almost gone and the day [of Christ’s return] is almost here. So let us fling away the works of darkness and put on the [full] armor of light.
American Standard Version - The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
King James Version - The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
New English Translation - The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
World English Bible - The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.
新標點和合本 - 黑夜已深，白晝將近。我們就當脫去暗昧的行為，帶上光明的兵器。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 黑夜已深，白晝將近。所以我們該除去暗昧的行為，帶上光明的兵器。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 黑夜已深，白晝將近。所以我們該除去暗昧的行為，帶上光明的兵器。
當代譯本 - 黑夜已深，白晝將臨，我們要除掉黑暗的行為，穿上光明的盔甲。
聖經新譯本 - 黑夜已深，白晝近了，所以我們要除掉暗昧的行為，帶上光明的武器。
呂振中譯本 - 黑夜已深，白晝已近；所以我們要脫去黑暗之行為，穿上亮光之軍裝。
中文標準譯本 - 黑夜已深，白晝近了。所以，我們要脫去黑暗的行為，配上光明的兵器。
現代標點和合本 - 黑夜已深，白晝將近，我們就當脫去暗昧的行為，帶上光明的兵器。
文理和合譯本 - 夜既央、晝伊邇、我儕宜脫昏暗之行、而服光明之甲、
文理委辦譯本 - 夜既央、晝伊邇、當解行暗之衣、服光明之甲、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 夜已深、晝已近、當解暗昩之行、衣光明之甲冑、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 夜如何其、夜將闌！而曙將至矣！吾人尚可不去曖昧之行、被光明之甲、
Nueva Versión Internacional - La noche está muy avanzada y ya se acerca el día. Por eso, dejemos a un lado las obras de la oscuridad y pongámonos la armadura de la luz.
현대인의 성경 - 밤이 거의 지나고 낮이 가까웠으니 이제는 악한 생활을 버리고 믿음으로 빛된 생활을 하십시오.
Новый Русский Перевод - Ночь приближается к концу, и наступает день. Так давайте же оставим дела тьмы и наденем доспехи света.
Восточный перевод - Ночь приближается к концу, и наступает день. Так давайте же оставим дела тьмы и наденем доспехи света.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Ночь приближается к концу, и наступает день. Так давайте же оставим дела тьмы и наденем доспехи света.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Ночь приближается к концу, и наступает день. Так давайте же оставим дела тьмы и наденем доспехи света.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - La nuit est avancée, le moment où le jour va se lever approche. Débarrassons-nous de tout ce qui se fait dans les ténèbres, et revêtons-nous de l’armure de la lumière.
リビングバイブル - 夜はふけ、昼がすぐそこまで近づいています。ですから、暗闇に属する悪い行いを捨てて、昼間にふさわしく生きるため、正しい生活という武具で身を固めなさい。あなたがたの行為は正しいとだれからも認められるよう、何をするにも、りっぱに、誠実にふるまいなさい。遊び騒いだり、酔っぱらったり、性的な欲望のとりこになったり、争ったり、ねたんだりして時間を浪費してはなりません。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἡ νὺξ προέκοψεν, ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα ἤγγικεν. ἀποθώμεθα οὖν τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους, ἐνδυσώμεθα [δὲ] τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἡ νὺξ προέκοψεν, ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα ἤγγικεν. ἀποθώμεθα οὖν τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους, ἐνδυσώμεθα δὲ τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός.
Nova Versão Internacional - A noite está quase acabando; o dia logo vem. Portanto, deixemos de lado as obras das trevas e revistamo-nos da armadura da luz.
Hoffnung für alle - Bald ist die Nacht vorüber, und der Tag bricht an. Deshalb wollen wir uns von den Taten trennen, die zur Dunkelheit gehören, und uns stattdessen mit den Waffen des Lichts rüsten.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đêm sắp qua, ngày gần đến. Vậy chúng ta hãy từ bỏ việc xấu xa trong đêm tối để làm việc công chính dưới ánh sáng.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - กลางคืนเกือบจะจบสิ้นลง จวนจะรุ่งเช้าแล้ว ดังนั้นให้เราถอดพฤติการณ์ของความมืดออกไปและสวมยุทธภัณฑ์ของความสว่าง
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - กลางคืนล่วงไปมากแล้ว และรุ่งเช้าก็ใกล้เข้ามา ฉะนั้นเราจงละจากการกระทำของความมืด และสวมเกราะของความสว่างเถิด

Revelation 1:3 - Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
1 Peter 2:1 - Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
Isaiah 2:20 - In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.
Job 24:14 - When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up, kills the poor and needy, and in the night steals forth like a thief.
Job 24:15 - The eye of the adulterer watches for dusk; he thinks, ‘No eye will see me,’ and he keeps his face concealed.
Job 24:16 - In the dark, thieves break into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they want nothing to do with the light.
Job 24:17 - For all of them, midnight is their morning; they make friends with the terrors of darkness.
Romans 13:14 - Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.
Revelation 22:10 - Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near.
John 3:19 - This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
John 3:20 - Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
John 3:21 - But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
1 Thessalonians 5:5 - You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
1 Thessalonians 5:6 - So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.
1 Thessalonians 5:7 - For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 - But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
Ephesians 4:22 - You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
Ephesians 6:11 - Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Ephesians 6:12 - For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:13 - Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Ephesians 6:14 - Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
Ephesians 6:15 - and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
Ephesians 6:16 - In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Ephesians 6:17 - Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:18 - And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Song of Songs 2:17 - Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or like a young stag on the rugged hills.
James 1:21 - Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
Colossians 3:8 - But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
Colossians 3:9 - Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices
Colossians 3:10 - and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Colossians 3:11 - Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
Colossians 3:12 - Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:13 - Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:14 - And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Colossians 3:15 - Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Colossians 3:16 - Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
Colossians 3:17 - And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Isaiah 30:22 - Then you will desecrate your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, “Away with you!”
2 Corinthians 6:7 - in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
Ezekiel 18:31 - Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel?
Ezekiel 18:32 - For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!
Ephesians 5:11 - Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.