Wake up, sleeper. Rise, and Christ will shine on you.

What it means

Probably a line from an early Christian hymn, quoted by Paul. It is a call to get up out of a dead or drowsy life. The light is waiting for you to rise.

The source

"Wake up, sleeper. Rise, and Christ will shine on you." Paul, Letter to the Ephesians said it in Ephesians 5:14. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Ἔγειρε ὁ καθεύδων καὶ ἀνάστα ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ἐπιφαύσει σοι ὁ χριστός"

Original Greek, Ephesians 5:14. Text read at github.com.

Who said it

The New Testament (1st century AD). The Gospels, the letters of Paul, James, Peter and John, and Revelation. Every line is our own translation from the Koine Greek of the Byzantine text, set beside the King James wording.

Questions

What does "Wake up, sleeper. Rise, and Christ will shine on you." mean?

Probably a line from an early Christian hymn, quoted by Paul. It is a call to get up out of a dead or drowsy life. The light is waiting for you to rise.

Who said "Wake up, sleeper. Rise, and Christ will shine on you."?

Paul, Letter to the Ephesians (1st century AD). Source: Ephesians 5:14.

What is the original Greek?

Ἔγειρε ὁ καθεύδων καὶ ἀνάστα ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ἐπιφαύσει σοι ὁ χριστός. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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"Wake up, sleeper. Rise, and Christ will shine on you." (Paul, Letter to the Ephesians, Ephesians 5:14, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/wake-up-sleeper-rise-and-christ-will-shine