sophai<\/em> (wise) (Ephesians 5:15)<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThis one is different. Neither the “not” or “but” have a verb. It is a prepositional phrase. Again, there is no ellipses involving the verbs in this statement.<\/p>\n
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Thank you very much for your time.<\/p>\n
Ephesians 5:17-18 are more like antithetical statements, with “but” being a contrasting word.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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