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.

Ephesians 5

¹Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

²And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

³But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

⁴Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

⁵For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

⁶Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

⁷Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

⁸For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

⁹(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

¹⁰Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

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

¹²For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

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

¹⁴Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

¹⁵See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

¹⁶Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁷Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

¹⁹Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

²⁰Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

²¹Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

²²Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

²³For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

²⁴Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

²⁵Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

²⁶That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

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

²⁹For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

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

³¹For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

³²This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

³³Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.