Ephesians 5

1 Be you, therefore, imitators of God, as beloved children;

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

2 and walk in love, as the Christ also loved us, and gave himself for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet odor.

and walk in love, as Christ also loved you, and gave himself for you an offering and a sacrifice to God, of a sweet odor.

3 But lewdness, and all manner of uncleanness, or covetousness, let them not be named among you, as it becomes saints;

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints,

4 nor obscene language, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not becoming; but rather the cheerful words of a thankful heart.

neither obscenity, nor foolish talking, nor indecent jesting, which are not becoming; but rather giving of thanks.

5 For you know this, that no lewd nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and of God.

For of this ye are sure, since ye know that no whore-monger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

6 Let no one deceive you with vain words: for on account of these things, the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things the wrath of God cometh upon the sons of disobedience.

7 Therefore, be not partakers with them.

Be not therefore partakers with them.

8 For you were formerly darkness; but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth; )

—for the fruit of the light is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth, —

10 learning what is acceptable to the Lord;

proving what is acceptable to the Lord;

11 and do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

12 for it is a shame even to speak of the things that are done by them in secret.

For the things done in secret by them it is a shame even to speak of.

13 But all these works, when reproved, are made manifest by the light: for every thing that makes manifest is light.

But all things, when reproved, are made manifest by the light; for whatever maketh manifest is light.

14 Wherefore, the scripture says: Awake you that sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.

Wherefore he saith, “Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give thee light.”

15 See, then, that you walk circumspectly, not as unwise, but as wise men,

See then that ye walk circumspectly; not as unwise men, but as wise;

16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

buying up for yourselves opportunities, because the days are evil.

17 Wherefore, be not ignorant, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Wherefore be not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

18 And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit;

And be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled with the Spirit,

19 speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

speaking to one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

20 giving thanks to our God and Father always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

giving thanks always for all things to God, the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

21 being subject one to another in the fear of God.

submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands as to the Lord:

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord;

23 for the husband is the head of the wife, as the Christ also is the head of the church; and he is the savior of the body.

for the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church, —he, who is the Saviour of the body.

24 But as the church is subject to the Christ, so, also, let the wives be subject to their own husbands in every thing.

But as the church is subject to Christ, so let wives be to their husbands in everything.

25 Husbands, love your wives, as the Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it,

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it,

26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the bath of water through the word,

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the bath of the water in the word;

27 in order that he might present it to himself a glorious church, having neither stain, nor wrinkle, nor any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

that he himself might present to himself the church, glorious, having no spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.

28 So ought men to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself;

In like manner husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself;

29 for no one ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Christ the church:

for no one ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ doth the church;

30 because we are members of his body, being of his flesh, and of his bones.

for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

31 For this cause a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.

“For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.”

32 Great is this mystery; but I speak of Christ and of the church.

This mystery is a great one; but I am speaking of Christ and of the church.

33 But yet, let each one of you so love his wife as himself; and let the wife see that she reverence her husband.

However, do ye also severally love each one his own wife as himself; and let the wife see that she reverence her husband.