Ephesians 5
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1Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
2And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
3But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints;3But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
4neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
5For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.5For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
7Therefore do not be partakers with them.7Therefore do not be partakers with them.
8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
9(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),9for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
10finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.10Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
12For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
13But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.
14Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.”14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
15See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
18And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
19speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
20giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
21submitting to one another in the fear of God.21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
23For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
24Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
26that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
27that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
28So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.28In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
29For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church.29Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.
30For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.30For we are members of His body.
31“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”31“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
32This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.32This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
33Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.The Berean Bible (Berean Study Bible (BSB) © 2016, 2018 by Bible Hub and Berean.Bible. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved.
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