Ephesians 5
1 Therfor be ye foloweris of God, as moost dereworthe sones;
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
2 and walke ye in loue, as Crist louyde vs, and yaf hym silf for vs an offryng and a sacrifice to God, in to the odour of swetnesse.
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 And fornycacioun, and al vnclennesse, or aueryce, be not named among you, as it bicometh holi men;
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints,
4 ethir filthe, or foli speche, or harlatrye, that perteyneth not to profit, but more doyng of thankyngis.
neither obscenity, nor foolish talking, nor indecent jesting, which are not becoming; but rather giving of thanks.
5 For wite ye this, and vndurstonde, that ech letchour, or vnclene man, or coueytouse, that serueth to mawmetis, hath not eritage in the kingdom of Crist and of 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 No man disseyue you bi veyn wordis; for whi for these thingis the wraththe of God cam on the sones of vnbileue.
Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things the wrath of God cometh upon the sons of disobedience.
7 Therfor nyle ye be maad parteneris of hem.
Be not therefore partakers with them.
8 For ye weren sum tyme derknessis, but now `ye ben liyt in the Lord. Walke ye as the sones of liyt.
For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
9 For the fruyt of liyt is in al goodnesse, and riytwisnesse, and treuthe.
—for the fruit of the light is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth, —
10 And preue ye what `thing is wel plesynge to God.
proving what is acceptable to the Lord;
11 And nyle ye comyne to vnfruytouse werkis of derknessis; but more repreue ye.
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
12 For what thingis ben don of hem in priuy, it is foule, yhe, to speke.
For the things done in secret by them it is a shame even to speak of.
13 And alle thingis that ben repreuyd of the liyt, ben opynli schewid; for al thing that is schewid, is liyt.
But all things, when reproved, are made manifest by the light; for whatever maketh manifest is light.
14 For which thing he seith, Rise thou that slepist, and rise vp fro deth, and Crist schal liytne thee.
Wherefore he saith, “Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give thee light.”
15 Therfor, britheren, se ye, hou warli ye schulen go;
See then that ye walk circumspectly; not as unwise men, but as wise;
16 not as vnwise men, but as wise men, ayenbiynge tyme, for the daies ben yuele.
buying up for yourselves opportunities, because the days are evil.
17 Therfor nyle ye be maad vnwise, but vndurstondynge which is the wille of God.
Wherefore be not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
18 And nyle ye be drunkun of wyn, in which is letcherie, but be ye fillid with the Hooli Goost; and speke ye to you silf in salmes,
And be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled with the Spirit,
19 and ymnes, and spiritual songis, syngynge and seiynge salm in youre hertis 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 euermore doynge thankingis for alle thingis in the name of oure Lord Jhesu Crist to God and to the fadir.
giving thanks always for all things to God, the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
21 Be ye suget togidere in the drede of Crist.
submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.
22 Wymmen, be thei suget to her hosebondis,
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord;
23 as to the Lord, for the man is heed of the wymman, as Crist is heed of the chirche; he is sauyour of his bodi.
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 as the chirche is suget to Crist, so wymmen to her hosebondis in alle thingis.
But as the church is subject to Christ, so let wives be to their husbands in everything.
25 Men, loue ye youre wyues, as Crist louyde the chirche, and yaf hym silf for it, to make it holi;
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it,
26 and clenside it with the waisching of watir, in the word of lijf,
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the bath of the water in the word;
27 to yyue the chirche gloriouse to hym silf, that it hadde no wem, ne ryueling, or ony siche thing, but that it be hooli and vndefoulid.
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 and men `schulen loue her wyues, as her owne bodies. He that loueth his wijf, loueth hym silf;
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 man hatide euere his owne fleisch, but nurischith and fostrith it, as Crist doith the chirche.
for no one ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ doth the church;
30 And we ben membris of his bodi, of his fleisch, and of his boonys.
for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31 For this thing a man schal forsake his fadir and modir, and he schal drawe to his wijf; and thei schulen be tweyne in o fleisch.
“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 sacrament is greet; yhe, Y seie in Crist, and in the chirche.
This mystery is a great one; but I am speaking of Christ and of the church.
33 Netheles ye alle, ech man loue his wijf as hym silf; and the wijf drede hir hosebonde.
However, do ye also severally love each one his own wife as himself; and let the wife see that she reverence her husband.
