Ephesians 5

¹Therefore, as most beloved sons, be imitators of God.

²And walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and delivered himself for us, as an oblation and a sacrifice to God, with a fragrance of sweetness.

³But let not any kind of fornication, or impurity, or rapacity so much as be named among you, just as is worthy of the saints,

⁴nor any indecent, or foolish, or abusive talk, for this is without purpose; but instead, give thanks.

⁵For know and understand this: no one who is a fornicator, or lustful, or rapacious (for these are a kind of service to idols) holds an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

⁶Let no one seduce you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God was sent upon the sons of unbelief.

⁷Therefore, do not choose to become participants with them.

⁸For you were darkness, in times past, but now you are light, in the Lord. So then, walk as sons of the light.

⁹For the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and truth,

¹⁰affirming what is well-pleasing to God.

¹¹And so, have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead, refute them.

¹²For the things that are done by them in secret are shameful, even to mention.

¹³But all things that are disputed are made manifest by the light. For all that is made manifest is light.

¹⁴Because of this, it is said: “You who are sleeping: awaken, and rise up from the dead, and so shall the Christ enlighten you.”

¹⁵And so, brothers, see to it that you walk cautiously, not like the foolish,

¹⁶but like the wise: atoning for this age, because this is an evil time.

¹⁷For this reason, do not choose to be imprudent. Instead, understand what is the will of God.

¹⁸And do not choose to be inebriated by wine, for this is self-indulgence. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,

¹⁹speaking among yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and reciting psalms to the Lord in your hearts,

²⁰giving thanks always for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God the Father.

²¹Be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.

²²Wives should be submissive to their husbands, as to the Lord.

²³For the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the Church. He is the Savior of his body.

²⁴Therefore, just as the Church is subject to Christ, so also should wives be subject to their husbands in all things.

²⁵Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the Church and handed himself over for her,

²⁶so that he might sanctify her, washing her clean by water and the Word of life,

²⁷so that he might offer her to himself as a glorious Church, not having any spot or wrinkle or any such thing, so that she would be holy and immaculate.

²⁸So, too, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

²⁹For no man has ever hated his own flesh, but instead he nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also does to the Church.

³⁰For we are a part of his body, of his flesh and of his bones.

³¹“For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.”

³²This is a great Sacrament. And I am speaking in Christ and in the Church.

³³Yet truly, each and every one of you should love his wife as himself. And a wife should fear her husband.

Ephesians 5

¹Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children:

²And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness.

³But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not so much as be named among you, as becometh saints:

⁴Or obscenity or foolish talking or scurrility, which is to no purpose: but rather giving of thanks.

⁵For know you this and understand: That no fornicator or unclean or covetous person (which is a serving of idols) hath inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

⁶Let no man deceive you with vain words. For because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the children of unbelief.

⁷Be ye not therefore partakers with them.

⁸For you were heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk then as children of the light.

⁹For the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and truth:

¹⁰Proving what is well pleasing to God.

¹¹And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness: but rather reprove them.

¹²For the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.

¹³But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for all that is made manifest is light.

¹⁴Wherefore he saith: Rise, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead: and Christ shall enlighten thee.

¹⁵See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not as unwise,

¹⁶But as wise: redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁷Wherefore, become not unwise: but understanding what is the will of God.

¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury: but be ye filled with the Holy Spirit,

¹⁹Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord:

²⁰Giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father:

²¹Being subject one to another, in the fear of Christ.

²²Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord:

²³Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his body.

²⁴Therefore as the church is subject to Christ: so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things.

²⁵Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church and delivered himself up for it:

²⁶That he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life:

²⁷That 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.

²⁸So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

²⁹For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the church:

³⁰Because we are members of him, body, of his flesh and of his bones.

³¹For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother: and shall cleave to his wife. And they shall be two in one flesh.

³²This is a great sacrament: but I speak in Christ and in the church.

³³Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular love for his wife as himself: And let the wife fear her husband.