Ephesians 5

1 Become, then, followers of God, as beloved children,

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

2 and walk in love, as the Christ also loved us, and gave Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a refreshing fragrance,

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

3 and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, do not let it even be named among you, as is proper to holy ones;

But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes holy ones;

4 also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting—the things not fit—but rather thanksgiving;

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

5 for you know this, that every whoremonger, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, has no 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 Messiah and God.

6 Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things comes the anger of God on the sons of the 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 do not become, then, partakers with them,

Therefore don’t be partakers with them.

8 for you were once darkness, and 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 well-pleasing to the LORD;

proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.

11 and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

12 for it is a shame even to speak of the things done by them in secret,

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

13 and all the things reproved by the light are revealed, for everything that is revealed is light;

But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.

14 for this reason it says, “Arouse yourself, you who are sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ will shine on you.”

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

15 See, then, how exactly you walk, 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 do not become fools because of this, 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 do not be drunk with wine, in which is wastefulness, but be filled in 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 making melody in 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 always giving thanks for all things, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the God and Father,

giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah to God, even the Father;

21 subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Messiah.

22 The wives: [subject yourselves] to your own husbands, as to the LORD,

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

23 because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ [is] head of the Assembly, and He is Savior of the body,

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Messiah also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

24 but even as the Assembly is subject to Christ, so also [are] the wives [subject] to their own husbands in everything.

But as the assembly is subject to Messiah, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.

25 The husbands: love your own wives, as the Christ also loved the Assembly, and gave Himself for it,

Husbands, love your wives, even as Messiah also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,

26 that He might sanctify it, having cleansed [it] with the bathing of the water in the saying,

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 in glory, having no spot or wrinkle, or any of such things, but that it may be holy and unblemished;

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 the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife—he 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 ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and nurtures it, as also the LORD—the Assembly,

For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly,

30 because we are members of His body, [[of His flesh, and of His bones.]]

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

31 “For this cause will a man leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife, and the two will be into 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 secret is great, and I speak in regard to Christ and to the Assembly;

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

33 but you also, everyone in particular—let each so love his own wife as himself, and the wife—that she may revere 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.