Ephesians 5
1 Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,
Be you therefore followers of God, as dear children;
2 and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,
And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling smell.
3 and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becomes saints;
4 also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, — the things not fit — but rather thanksgiving;
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
5 for this ye know, that every whoremonger, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, hath no inheritance in the reign of the Christ and God.
For this you know, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
6 Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things comes the wrath of God on the children of disobedience.
7 become not, then, partakers with them,
Be not you therefore partakers with them.
8 for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,
For you were sometimes darkness, but now are you 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 Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth; )
10 proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord,
Proving what is acceptable to the Lord.
11 and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
12 for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of,
For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
13 and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;
But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatever does make manifest is light.
14 wherefore he saith, 'Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'
Why he says, Awake you that sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.
15 See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil;
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 because of this become not fools, but — understanding what [is] the will of the Lord,
Why be you not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
18 and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; 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 yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20 giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the God and Father;
Giving thanks always for all things to God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21 subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of God.
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
22 The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord,
Wives, submit yourselves 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 saviour of the body,
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body.
24 but even as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also [are] the wives to their own husbands in everything.
Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25 The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed [it] with the bathing of the water in the saying,
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 that he might present it to himself the assembly in glory, not having spot or wrinkle, or any of such things, but that it may be holy and unblemished;
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28 so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife — himself he doth love;
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself.
29 for no one ever his own flesh did hate, but doth nourish and cherish it, as also the Lord — the assembly,
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord the church:
30 because members we are 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 cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be — the two — for one flesh;'
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32 this secret is great, and I speak in regard to Christ and to the assembly;
This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
33 but ye also, every one in particular — let each his own wife so love as himself, and the wife — that she may reverence the husband.
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
