Ephesians 5

1 Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

2 and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.

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 fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even 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 and filthiness and foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather thanksgiving.

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

5 For this ye are [well] informed of, knowing that no fornicator, or unclean person, or person of unbridled lust, who is an idolater, has inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and 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 Be not ye therefore fellow-partakers with them;

Be not therefore partakers with them.

8 for ye were once darkness, but now 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 light [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth, )

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

10 proving what is agreeable to the Lord;

proving what is acceptable to the Lord;

11 and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove [them],

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

12 for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say.

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

13 But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light.

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

14 Wherefore he says, Wake up, [thou] that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.

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

15 See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise,

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 For this reason be not foolish, but understanding what [is] the will of the Lord.

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 chanting with 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 at all times for all things to him [who is] God and [the] Father 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 submitting yourselves to one another in [the] fear of Christ.

submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

22 Wives, [submit yourselves] to your own husbands, as to the Lord,

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

23 for a husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ [is] head of the assembly. He [is] Saviour 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 even as the assembly is subjected to the Christ, so also wives to their own husbands in everything.

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

25 Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it,

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

26 in order that he might sanctify it, purifying [it] by the washing of water by [the] word,

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

27 that he might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless.

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 also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own 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 has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as also the Christ the assembly:

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

30 for we are members of his body; [we are of his flesh, and of his bones.]

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

31 Because of this a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be united 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 This mystery is great, but I speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly.

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

33 But ye also, every one of you, let each so love his own wife as himself; but as to the wife [I speak] that she may fear the husband.

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