Ephesians 5
1 Therefore, as most beloved sons, be imitators of God.
Therefore be imitators of God as beloved children,
2 And walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and delivered himself for us, as an oblation and a sacrifice to God, with a fragrance of sweetness.
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.
3 But let not any kind of fornication, or impurity, or rapacity so much as be named among you, just as is worthy of the saints,
But, you should not even talk about fornication or any form of moral corruption or insatiableness (as is fitting for saints);
4 nor any indecent, or foolish, or abusive talk, for this is without purpose; but instead, give thanks.
nor any obscenity, nor foolish talk or coarse joking (that do not belong), but rather thanksgiving.
5 For know and understand this: no one who is a fornicator, or lustful, or rapacious (for these are a kind of service to idols) holds an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Because you can know this for sure: no fornicator, nor anyone who is morally corrupt or insatiable (actually an idolater), has any inheritance in the Kingdom of the Christ and God.
6 Let no one seduce you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God was sent upon the sons of unbelief.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of the disobedience.
7 Therefore, do not choose to become participants with them.
Therefore do not be participants with them
8 For you were darkness, in times past, but now you are light, in the Lord. So then, walk as sons of the light.
—even though you were once darkness, you are now light in Sovereign. Walk as children of light
9 For the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and truth,
(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
10 affirming what is well-pleasing to God.
approving what is pleasing to the Lord.
11 And so, have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead, refute them.
Do not associate with the unfruitful works of the darkness, but rather expose/reprove them.
12 For the things that are done by them in secret are shameful, even to mention.
(It is shameful even to speak of those things being done by them in secret.)
13 But all things that are disputed are made manifest by the light. For all that is made manifest is light.
Now all things, upon being exposed, are revealed by the light, for whatever reveals is light.
14 Because of this, it is said: “You who are sleeping: awaken, and rise up from the dead, and so shall the Christ enlighten you.”
Therefore He says: “Wake up, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and the Christ will shine on you.”
15 And so, brothers, see to it that you walk cautiously, not like the foolish,
See then that you walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise,
16 but like the wise: atoning for this age, because this is an evil time.
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 For this reason, do not choose to be imprudent. Instead, understand what is the will of God.
That is why you must not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.
18 And do not choose to be inebriated by wine, for this is self-indulgence. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,
And do not get drunk on wine, which is harmful and wasteful; rather be filled with the Spirit,
19 speaking among yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and reciting psalms to the Lord in your hearts,
speaking to one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord;
20 giving thanks always for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God the Father.
always giving thanks to God the Father concerning all things, in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ,
21 Be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.
submitting to one another in the fear of God.
22 Wives should be submissive to their husbands, as to the Lord.
Wives, subordinate yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord,
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the Church. He is the Savior of his body.
because a man is head of his wife as also Christ is Head of the Church—He also is Preserver of the body.
24 Therefore, just as the Church is subject to Christ, so also should wives be subject to their husbands in all things.
Yes, just as the Church is subject to Christ, so also the wives should be to their own husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the Church and handed himself over for her,
Husbands, love your own wives just as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself up on her behalf,
26 so that he might sanctify her, washing her clean by water and the Word of life,
in order that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of the water: in a word,
27 so that he might offer her to himself as a glorious Church, not having any spot or wrinkle or any such thing, so that she would be holy and immaculate.
that He might present her—the splendid Church—to Himself, not having a blemish or a wrinkle or any such thing, but that she be holy and blameless.
28 So, too, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Just so the husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.
29 For no man has ever hated his own flesh, but instead he nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also does to the Church.
After all, no one ever hated his own flesh; rather he nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the Church
30 For we are a part of his body, of his flesh and of his bones.
—for we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.
31 “For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.”
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
32 This is a great Sacrament. And I am speaking in Christ and in the Church.
This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the Church.
33 Yet truly, each and every one of you should love his wife as himself. And a wife should fear her husband.
In any case, each of you individually: let each one love his own wife as himself, while the wife must respect her husband.
