Ephesians 5
1 Be you, therefore, imitators of God, as beloved children;
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as dear 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 the Messiah also hath loved us, and hath given up himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God, for 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 whoredom, and all impurity, and avarice let them not be at all heard of among you, as it becometh the saints;
4 nor obscene language, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not becoming; but rather the cheerful words of a thankful heart.
Neither obscenities, nor words of folly, or of division, or of scurrility, which are not useful; but instead of these, thanksgiving.
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 this know ye, that every man who is a whoremonger, or impure, or avaricious, or a worshipper of idols, hath no inheritance in the kingdom of the Messiah and of 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 man deceive you with vain words; for it is on account of these things that the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.
7 Therefore, be not partakers with them.
Therefore be ye not like them.
8 For you were formerly darkness; but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;
For ye were heretofore darkness, but now are ye light in our Lord: therefore, as the children of light, so walk ye.
9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth; )
For the fruits of the light are in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth.
10 learning what is acceptable to the Lord;
And search out what is pleasing before our Lord:
11 and do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
And have no commerce with the works of darkness which are unfruitful, but reprove them.
12 for it is a shame even to speak of the things that are done by them in secret.
For the things they do in secret, it is nauseous even to mention.
13 But all these works, when reproved, are made manifest by the light: for every thing that makes manifest is light.
For all things are exposed and made manifest by the light: and 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 it is said: Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and the Messiah will illuminate thee.
15 See, then, that you walk circumspectly, not as unwise, but as wise men,
See therefore, that ye walk circumspectly; not like the simple,
16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
but like the wise, who purchase their opportunity; because the days are evil.
17 Wherefore, be not ignorant, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Therefore, be not lacking in understanding; but understand ye what is the pleasure of God.
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 ye 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,
And converse with yourselves in psalms and hymns; and with your hearts sing to the Lord, in spiritual songs.
20 giving thanks to our God and Father always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
And give thanks to God the Father, at all times, for all men, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
21 being subject one to another in the fear of God.
And be submissive one to another, in the love of the Messiah.
22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands as to the Lord:
Wives, be ye submissive to your husbands, as to our 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.
Because the husband is the head of the wife, even as the Messiah is the head of the church; and he is the vivifier 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.
And as the church is subject to the Messiah, so also let wives be to their husbands in all things.
25 Husbands, love your wives, as the Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it,
Husbands, love your wives, even as the Messiah loved his church, and delivered 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, and cleanse it, by the washing of water, and by 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.
and might constitute it a glorious church for himself, in which is no stain, and no wrinkle, and nothing like them; but that it might 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;
It behooveth men so to love their wives, as they do their own bodies. For he that loveth his 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 hated his own body; but nourisheth it, and provideth for it, even as the Messiah 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 and 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 reason, a man should quit his father and his mother, and adhere to his wife; and the two should be one flesh.
32 Great is this mystery; but I speak of Christ and of the church.
This is a great mystery; but I am speaking of the Messiah, and of his 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.
Nevertheless, let each of you severally so love his wife, even as himself: and let the wife reverence her husband.
