1 B ecome, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

¶ Be ye therefore imitators of God, as dear children

2 a nd 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,

and walk in charity even as the Christ also has loved us and has given himself for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.

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

¶ But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not be once named among you as becomes saints,

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

neither dishonest words nor foolishness nor low jesting, which are not convenient, but rather giving of thanks.

5 f or 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.

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

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

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

7 b ecome not, then, partakers with them,

Be not ye, therefore, partakers with them.

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

For in another time ye were darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

9 f or the fruit of the Spirit in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

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

10 p roving what is well-pleasing to the Lord,

approving what is well pleasing unto the Lord.

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

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

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

For it is a shame even to speak of those things which they do in secret.

13 a nd all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;

But all these things when they are reproved by the light are made manifest, for the light is that which manifests everything.

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

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

15 S ee, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

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

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

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

17 b ecause of this become not fools, but -- understanding what the will of the Lord,

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

18 a nd be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,

And be not drunk with wine, in which there is excess, 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 among yourselves with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and praising the Lord in your hearts,

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

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

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

¶ submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

22 T he wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord,

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husband, as unto the Lord.

23 b ecause the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

For the husband is the head of the wife even as the Christ is head of the congregation, and it is he who gives saving health to the body.

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

Therefore, as the congregation is subject unto the Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

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

Husbands, love your wives even as the Christ also loved the congregation and gave himself for her,

26 t hat he might sanctify it, having cleansed with the bathing of the water in the saying,

that he might sanctify and cleanse her in the washing of water by the word,

27 t hat 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;

that he might present her glorious for himself, a congregation, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

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

So ought husbands to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself.

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

For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it even as the Lord with his congregation:

30 b ecause members we are of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones;

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

31 ` 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;'

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

32 t his secret is great, and I speak in regard to Christ and to the assembly;

This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the congregation.

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

Nevertheless, let each one of you do likewise, let each one so love his wife even as himself, and let the wife see that she reverences her husband.