Ephesians 5

1 Therefore be imitators of God as beloved children,

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

2 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.

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, you should not even talk about fornication or any form of moral corruption or insatiableness (as is fitting for saints);

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

4 nor any obscenity, nor foolish talk or coarse joking (that do not belong), but rather thanksgiving.

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

5 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.

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 empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of the 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 do not be participants with them

Be not therefore partakers with them.

8 —even though you were once darkness, you are now light in Sovereign. 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 approving what is pleasing to the Lord.

proving what is acceptable to the Lord;

11 Do not associate with the unfruitful works of the darkness, but rather expose/reprove them.

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

12 (It is shameful even to speak of those things being done by them in secret.)

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

13 Now all things, upon being exposed, are revealed by the light, for whatever reveals is light.

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

14 Therefore He says: “Wake up, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and the Christ will shine on you.”

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

15 See then that you 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 That is why you must not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

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

18 And do not get drunk on wine, which is harmful and wasteful; rather be filled with the Spirit,

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

19 speaking to one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts 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 always giving thanks to God the Father concerning 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 submitting to one another in the fear of God.

submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

22 Wives, subordinate yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord,

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

23 because a man is head of his wife as also Christ is Head of the Church—He also is Preserver 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 Yes, just as the Church is subject to Christ, so also the wives should be 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 just as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself up on her behalf,

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

26 in order that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of the water: in a word,

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

27 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.

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 Just so the husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who 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 After all, no one ever hated his own flesh; rather he nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the Church

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, 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 his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become 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 is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the Church.

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

33 In any case, each of you individually: let each one love his own wife as himself, while the wife must respect 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.