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

Therefore be imitators of God, as well-beloved children.

2 a nd 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.

And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a slain offering and sacrifice to God a sweet fragrance.

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

But immorality (sexual vice) and all impurity '> of lustful, rich, wasteful living] or greediness must not even be named among you, as is fitting and proper among saints (God’s consecrated people).

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

Let there be no filthiness (obscenity, indecency) nor foolish and sinful (silly and corrupt) talk, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting or becoming; but instead voice your thankfulness.

5 F or 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.

For be sure of this: that no person practicing sexual vice or impurity in thought or in life, or one who is covetous —for he is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

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

Let no one delude and deceive you with empty excuses and groundless arguments, for through these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of rebellion and disobedience.

7 B e not ye therefore fellow-partakers with them;

So do not associate or be sharers with them.

8 f or ye were once darkness, but now light in Lord; walk as children of light,

For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light.

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

For the fruit (the effect, the product) of the Light or the Spirit in every form of kindly goodness, uprightness of heart, and trueness of life.

10 p roving what is agreeable to the Lord;

And try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

11 a nd do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove,

Take no part in and have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds and enterprises of darkness, but instead expose and reprove and convict them.

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

For it is a shame even to speak of or mention the things that practice in secret.

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

But when anything is exposed and reproved by the light, it is made visible and clear; and where everything is visible and clear there is light.

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

Therefore He says, Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine (make day dawn) upon you and give you light.

15 S ee therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise,

Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people),

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

Making the very most of the time, because the days are evil.

17 F or this reason be not foolish, but understanding what the will of the Lord.

Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is.

18 A nd be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but ever be filled and stimulated with the Spirit.

19 s peaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and chanting with your heart to the Lord;

Speak out to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, offering praise with voices '> and instruments] and making melody with all your heart to the Lord,

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

At all times and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.

21 s ubmitting yourselves to one another in fear of Christ.

Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

22 W ives, to your own husbands, as to the Lord,

Wives, be subject (be submissive and adapt yourselves) to your own husbands as to the Lord.

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

For the husband is head of the wife as Christ is the Head of the church, Himself the Savior of body.

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

As the church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands.

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

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

26 i n order that he might sanctify it, purifying by the washing of water by word,

So that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word,

27 t hat 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.

That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such things.

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

Even so husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

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

For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and carefully protects and cherishes it, as Christ does the church,

30 f or we are members of his body;

Because we are members (parts) of His body.

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

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.

32 T his mystery is great, but I speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly.

This mystery is very great, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

33 B ut 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.

However, let each man of you love his wife as his very own self; and let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband '> that she notices him, regards him, honors him, prefers him, venerates, and esteems him; and that she defers to him, praises him, and loves and admires him exceedingly].