Ephesians 5
1 Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
Become ye, therefore, imitators of God, as children beloved,
2 And 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.
And walk in love—even as, the Christ also, loved you, and delivered himself up in your behalf, an offering and sacrifice unto God, for a fragrance of sweet smell.
3 But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;
But, fornication, and all impurity, or covetousness, let it not be named among you—even as becometh saints;
4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.
And shamelessness and foolish talking, or jesting, —which things are beneath you, —but, rather, giving of thanks;
5 Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, that is, an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
For, this, ye know, if ye take note—that no fornicator, or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.
6 Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
Let no one be deceiving you with empty words; for, because of these things, is coming the anger of God upon the sons of obstinacy:
7 Therefore do not be partakers with them.
Do not, then, become co-partners with them;
8 For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
For ye were, at one time, darkness, but, now, are ye light in the Lord, —as children of light, be walking,
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 well pleasing to the Lord.
Putting to the test what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;
11 Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
And be not joining in fellowship in the unfruitful works of darkness, but, rather, be even administering reproof;
12 For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.
For, of the secret things which are brought to pass by them, it is, shameful, even to speak!
13 But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.
All things, however, when reproved by the light, become manifest, for, all that of itself maketh manifest, is, light;
14 Therefore he says, "Awake, you who sleep, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
Wherefore it saith—Up! thou sleeper, and arise from among the dead, and the Christ will shine upon thee.
15 Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
Be taking heed, therefore, exactly how ye are walking, —not as unwise, but as wise, —
16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Buying out for yourselves the opportunity, because, the days, are evil;
17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
For this cause, do not become foolish, but have discernment as to what is the will of the Lord;
18 Do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
And be not getting drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be getting filled in Spirit; —
19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your heart to the Lord;
Speaking to yourselves, with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs; singing, and striking the strings, with your heart unto the Lord;
20 giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father;
Giving thanks, always, for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto your God and Father;
21 subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.
Submitting yourselves one to another in reverence of Christ, —
22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
Ye wives, unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord,
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the savior of the body.
Because, a husband, is the head of his wife, as, the Christ also, is the head of the assembly, he, being the saviour of the body, —
24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.
Nevertheless, as, the assembly, submitteth herself unto the Christ, so, the wives, unto their husbands, in everything:
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
Ye husbands, be loving your wives, even as, the Christ also, loved the assembly, and delivered, himself, up in her behalf,
26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
That, her, he might sanctify, having purified [her] with the bath of water, in declaration,
27 that he might present the church to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
That, he, might present, unto himself, the assembly, all glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she should be holy and blameless;
28 Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
So, ought the husbands [also] to be loving their own wives, as their own bodies, —he that loveth his own wife, loveth himself,
29 For no one ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ also does the church;
No one, in fact, ever yet hated, his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, —even as, the Christ, the assembly,
30 because we are members of his body, of his flesh and of his bones.
Because, members, are we of his body; —
31 "For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."
For this cause, will a man leave his father and his mother, and will cleave unto his wife, and, they two, shall become, one flesh.
32 This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the church.
This sacred secret, is, great, —I, however, am speaking as to Christ and [as to] the assembly; —
33 Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Nevertheless, ye also, do ye, individually, each man be so loving, his own wife, as himself, and, the wife, [see] that she reverence her husband.
