1 B e ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

2 a nd walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

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

and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

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

also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, -- the things not fit -- but rather thanksgiving;

5 F or this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

for this ye know, that every whoremonger, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, hath no inheritance in the reign of the Christ and God.

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

Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

7 B e not ye therefore partakers with them;

become not, then, partakers with them,

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

for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,

9 ( for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

for the fruit of the Spirit in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

10 p roving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;

proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord,

11 a nd have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,

12 f or the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.

for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of,

13 B ut all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light.

and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;

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

wherefore he saith, `Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'

15 L ook therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

See, then, how exactly ye walk, 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 foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

because of this become not fools, but -- understanding what the will of the Lord,

18 A nd be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,

19 s peaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

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

20 g iving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;

giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the God and Father;

21 s ubjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of God.

22 W ives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord,

23 F or the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

24 B ut as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.

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

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

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

26 t hat he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed with the bathing of the water in the saying,

27 t hat he might present the church 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 it to himself the assembly in glory, not having spot or wrinkle, or any of such things, but that it may be holy and unblemished;

28 E ven so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:

so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife -- himself he doth love;

29 f or no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;

for no one ever his own flesh did hate, but doth nourish and cherish it, as also the Lord -- the assembly,

30 b ecause we are members of his body.

because members we are of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones;

31 F or this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.

`for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh;'

32 T his mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church.

this secret is great, and I speak in regard to Christ and to the assembly;

33 N evertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.

but ye also, every one in particular -- let each his own wife so love as himself, and the wife -- that she may reverence the husband.