1 B e ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,

2 a nd 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.

and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.

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

But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints;

4 n either filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

and filthiness and foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather thanksgiving.

5 F or 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.

For this ye are informed of, knowing that no fornicator, or unclean person, or person of unbridled lust, who is an idolater, has inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.

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

Let no one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

7 B e not ye therefore partakers with them.

Be not ye therefore fellow-partakers with them;

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

for ye were once darkness, but now light in 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 light in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)

10 p roving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

proving what is agreeable to the Lord;

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

and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove,

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

for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say.

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

But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light.

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

Wherefore he says, Wake up, that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.

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

See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise,

16 r edeeming the time, because the days are evil.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

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

For this reason be not foolish, but understanding what the will of the Lord.

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

And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,

19 s peaking 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 chanting with your heart to the Lord;

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

giving thanks at all times for all things to him God and Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

21 s ubmitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

submitting yourselves to one another in fear of Christ.

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

Wives, to your own husbands, as to the Lord,

23 F or 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.

for a husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ head of the assembly. He Saviour of the body.

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

But even as the assembly is subjected to the Christ, so also wives to their own husbands in everything.

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

Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it,

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

in order that he might sanctify it, purifying by the washing of water by word,

27 t hat 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.

that he might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless.

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

So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves himself.

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

For no one has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as also the Christ the assembly:

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

for we are members of his body;

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

Because of this a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.

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

This mystery is great, but I speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly.

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

But ye also, every one of you, let each so love his own wife as himself; but as to the wife that she may fear the husband.