Προς Εφεσιους 5

1 Γίνεσθε οὖν μιμηταὶ τοῦ θεοῦ ὡς τέκνα ἀγαπητὰ

So then, imitate God since you're his much-loved children.

2 καὶ περιπατεῖτε ἐν ἀγάπῃ καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν (ἡμᾶς *NK(O)*) καὶ παρέδωκεν ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ (ἡμῶν *NK(O)*) προσφορὰν καὶ θυσίαν τῷ θεῷ εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας.

Live in love, just as Christ loved you. He gave himself for us, a gift and sacrificial offering to God like a sweet-smelling perfume.

3 Πορνεία δὲ καὶ ἀκαθαρσία πᾶσα ἢ πλεονεξία μηδὲ ὀνομαζέσθω ἐν ὑμῖν καθὼς πρέπει ἁγίοις

Sexual immorality or any kind of indecency or greed should never be mentioned concerning you, as God's people should not be doing such things.

4 καὶ αἰσχρότης καὶ μωρολογία ἢ εὐτραπελία (ἃ *N(k)O*) οὐκ (ἀνῆκεν *N(k)O*) ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον εὐχαριστία.

Obscene talk, stupid chatter, and coarse jokes are totally inappropriate—instead you should be thanking God.

5 τοῦτο γὰρ (ἴστε *N(k)O*) γινώσκοντες ὅτι πᾶς πόρνος ἢ ἀκάθαρτος ἢ πλεονέκτης, (ὅ *N(k)O*) ἐστιν εἰδωλολάτρης, οὐκ ἔχει κληρονομίαν ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ θεοῦ.

You know it's absolutely sure that no-one who is sexually immoral, or commits indecency, or who is greedy, or is an idol-worshiper will inherit anything in the kingdom of Christ and God.

6 Μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς ἀπατάτω κενοῖς λόγοις· διὰ ταῦτα γὰρ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῆς ἀπειθείας.

Don't let anyone fool you with lying words, for it's because of such things that God's judgment is passed on the children of disobedience.

7 μὴ οὖν γίνεσθε συμμέτοχοι αὐτῶν.

So don't partner with them in this.

8 ἦτε γάρ ποτε σκότος νῦν δὲ φῶς ἐν κυρίῳ· ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε,

At one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. You are to live as children of light

9 ὁ γὰρ καρπὸς τοῦ (φωτὸς *N(K)O*) ἐν πάσῃ ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ,

(and the fruit of light is everything that's good and right and true),

10 δοκιμάζοντες τί ἐστιν εὐάρεστον τῷ κυρίῳ.

demonstrating what the Lord really appreciates.

11 καὶ μὴ συγκοινωνεῖτε τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς ἀκάρποις τοῦ σκότους, μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ ἐλέγχετε·

Don't have anything to do with the pointless things that darkness produces—instead expose them.

12 τὰ γὰρ κρυφῇ γινόμενα ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν αἰσχρόν ἐστιν καὶ λέγειν.

It's shameful even to speak about the things such people do secretly,

13 τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐλεγχόμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ φωτὸς φανεροῦται· πᾶν γὰρ τὸ φανερούμενον φῶς ἐστιν·

but when anything is exposed by the light then it's revealed as it is. Light makes everything visible.

14 διὸ λέγει· (ἔγειρε *N(k)O*) ὁ καθεύδων καὶ ἀνάστα ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ἐπιφαύσει σοι ὁ Χριστός.

That's why it's said, “Wake up, those of you who are sleeping, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

15 Βλέπετε οὖν ἀκριβῶς πῶς περιπατεῖτε μὴ ὡς ἄσοφοι ἀλλ᾽ ὡς σοφοί,

So be careful how you live your life, not foolishly, but wisely,

16 ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν, ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσιν.

making the best use of opportunities because the days are evil.

17 διὰ τοῦτο μὴ γίνεσθε ἄφρονες, ἀλλὰ (συνίετε *N(k)O*) τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ κυρίου.

So don't be ignorant—find out what the Lord's will is.

18 καὶ μὴ μεθύσκεσθε οἴνῳ, ἐν ᾧ ἐστιν ἀσωτία, ἀλλὰ πληροῦσθε ἐν πνεύματι

Don't get drunk on wine which will wreck your life, but be filled with the Spirit.

19 λαλοῦντες ἑαυτοῖς (ἐν *n*) ψαλμοῖς καὶ ὕμνοις καὶ ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς, ᾄδοντες καὶ ψάλλοντες (ἐν *ko*) τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν τῷ κυρίῳ,

Share together with one another, using psalms and hymns and sacred songs, singing and making music to the Lord to express what you feel.

20 εὐχαριστοῦντες πάντοτε ὑπὲρ πάντων ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρί·

Always thank God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

21 ὑποτασσόμενοι ἀλλήλοις ἐν φόβῳ (Χριστοῦ. *N(K)O*)

Each of you should be willing to accept what others tell you to do out of reverence for Christ.

22 Αἱ γυναῖκες, τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν (ὑποτάσσεσθε *K(O)*) ὡς τῷ κυρίῳ·

Wives, do what your own husbands tell you to do, as you would if the Lord told you.

23 ὅτι (ὁ *k*) ἀνήρ ἐστιν κεφαλὴ τῆς γυναικὸς ὡς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς κεφαλὴ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, (καὶ *k*) αὐτὸς (ἐστιν *k*) σωτὴρ τοῦ σώματος·

The husband is head of the wife in the same way as Christ is head of the church—his body and its savior.

24 ἀλλ᾽ (ὡς *N(k)O*) ἡ ἐκκλησία ὑποτάσσεται τῷ Χριστῷ οὕτως καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς (ἰδίοις *K*) ἀνδράσιν ἐν παντί.

In the same way that the church does what Christ says, wives should do what their husbands tell them in all things.

25 Οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας (ἑαυτῶν *K*) καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ ἑαυτὸν παρέδωκεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς

Husbands, you should love your wives in the same way as Christ loved the church and gave himself for it.

26 ἵνα αὐτὴν ἁγιάσῃ καθαρίσας τῷ λουτρῷ τοῦ ὕδατος ἐν ῥήματι,

He made it holy, he made it clean by washing in the water of the word,

27 ἵνα παραστήσῃ (αὐτὸς *N(k)O*) ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.

so that he could make the church his own, with no flaw or blemish or any kind of fault, but holy and blameless.

28 οὕτως ὀφείλουσιν (καὶ *no*) οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶν τὰς ἑαυτῶν γυναῖκας ὡς τὰ ἑαυτῶν σώματα. ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἑαυτὸν ἀγαπᾷ·

Husbands should love their wives just like this, as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself—

29 οὐδεὶς γάρ ποτε τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σάρκα ἐμίσησεν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐκτρέφει καὶ θάλπει αὐτὴν καθὼς καὶ ὁ (Χριστὸς *N(K)O*) τὴν ἐκκλησίαν,

for no one ever hated his own body, but feeds it and looks after it, just as Christ does for the church,

30 ὅτι μέλη ἐσμὲν τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ (ἐκ τῆς σαρκός αὐτοῦ καί ἐκ τῶν ὀστέων αὐτοῦ. *K*)

for we are parts of his body.

31 ἀντὶ τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος τὸν πατέρα (αὐτοῦ *k*) καὶ τὴν μητέρα καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς (τὴν γυναῖκα *NK(o)*) αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν.

“This is why a man leaves his father and mother, and is joined to his wife, and the two are united in one.”

32 τὸ μυστήριον τοῦτο μέγα ἐστίν, ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω εἰς Χριστὸν καὶ εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.

This is a deep hidden truth—but I'm talking about Christ and the church.

33 πλὴν καὶ ὑμεῖς οἱ καθ᾽ ἕνα, ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα οὕτως ἀγαπάτω ὡς ἑαυτόν, ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἵνα φοβῆται τὸν ἄνδρα.

However, each husband should love his own wife as he does himself, and the wife should respect her husband.