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.

Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

3 But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints;

But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned amongst you, as becomes saints;

4 and filthiness and foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather thanksgiving.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, 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.

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (who is an idolater), has any 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 empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

7 Be not ye therefore fellow-partakers with them;

Therefore don’t be partakers with them.

8 for ye were once darkness, but now light in [the] Lord; walk as children of light,

For you were once darkness, but are now 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 Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

10 proving what is agreeable to the Lord;

proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.

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

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds 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 it is a shame even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

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 they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals 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.

Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

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

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

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

Therefore, don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

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

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, 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, 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 concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;

21 submitting yourselves to one another in [the] fear of Christ.

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

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

Wives, be subject 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, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself 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 assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own 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, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,

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

that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with 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 might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without defect.

28 So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves himself.

Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves 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 man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly,

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

because we are members of his body, of his flesh and 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 a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh.”

32 This mystery is great, but I speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly.

This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and the assembly.

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.

Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.