Ephesians 5

¹Therfor be ye foloweris of God, as moost dereworthe sones;

²and 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.

³And fornycacioun, and al vnclennesse, or aueryce, be not named among you, as it bicometh holi men;

⁴ethir filthe, or foli speche, or harlatrye, that perteyneth not to profit, but more doyng of thankyngis.

⁵For 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.

⁶No man disseyue you bi veyn wordis; for whi for these thingis the wraththe of God cam on the sones of vnbileue.

⁷Therfor nyle ye be maad parteneris of hem.

⁸For ye weren sum tyme derknessis, but now `ye ben liyt in the Lord. Walke ye as the sones of liyt.

⁹For the fruyt of liyt is in al goodnesse, and riytwisnesse, and treuthe.

¹⁰And preue ye what `thing is wel plesynge to God.

¹¹And nyle ye comyne to vnfruytouse werkis of derknessis; but more repreue ye.

¹²For what thingis ben don of hem in priuy, it is foule, yhe, to speke.

¹³And alle thingis that ben repreuyd of the liyt, ben opynli schewid; for al thing that is schewid, is liyt.

¹⁴For which thing he seith, Rise thou that slepist, and rise vp fro deth, and Crist schal liytne thee.

¹⁵Therfor, britheren, se ye, hou warli ye schulen go;

¹⁶not as vnwise men, but as wise men, ayenbiynge tyme, for the daies ben yuele.

¹⁷Therfor nyle ye be maad vnwise, but vndurstondynge which is the wille of God.

¹⁸And 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,

¹⁹and ymnes, and spiritual songis, syngynge and seiynge salm in youre hertis to the Lord;

²⁰euermore doynge thankingis for alle thingis in the name of oure Lord Jhesu Crist to God and to the fadir.

²¹Be ye suget togidere in the drede of Crist.

²²Wymmen, be thei suget to her hosebondis,

²³as to the Lord, for the man is heed of the wymman, as Crist is heed of the chirche; he is sauyour of his bodi.

²⁴But as the chirche is suget to Crist, so wymmen to her hosebondis in alle thingis.

²⁵Men, loue ye youre wyues, as Crist louyde the chirche, and yaf hym silf for it, to make it holi;

²⁶and clenside it with the waisching of watir, in the word of lijf,

²⁷to 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.

²⁸So and men `schulen loue her wyues, as her owne bodies. He that loueth his wijf, loueth hym silf;

²⁹for no man hatide euere his owne fleisch, but nurischith and fostrith it, as Crist doith the chirche.

³⁰And we ben membris of his bodi, of his fleisch, and of his boonys.

³¹For 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.

³²This sacrament is greet; yhe, Y seie in Crist, and in the chirche.

³³Netheles ye alle, ech man loue his wijf as hym silf; and the wijf drede hir hosebonde.

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.