“For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.”
It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret — the standard aidos ('shame') forbids autos legein ('to even speak of') the hidden deeds (ta en kryptō) of disobedience.
Church Fathers on Ephesians 5:12
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them. For the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of. But all things when they are reproved, are made manifest by the light.” He had said, “you are light.” Now the light reproves by exposing the things which take place in the darkness. So that if you, says he, are virtuous, and conspicuous, the wicked will be unable to lie hidden. For just as when a candle…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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