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

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved 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 love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.

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

But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints;

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

and there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, 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 you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and 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 empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

7 b ecome not, then, partakers with them,

Therefore do not be partakers with them;

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

for you were formerly darkness, but now you 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 Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

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

trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

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

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;

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

for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

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

But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

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

For this reason it says, “ Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”

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

Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,

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

making the most of your time, because the days are evil.

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

So then do not be foolish, but understand 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 do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, 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 one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

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

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

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

and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ. Marriage Like Christ and the Church

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

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to 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, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body.

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

But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their 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, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

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

so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with 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 to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.

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 husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own 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, just as Christ also does the church,

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

because we are members of His body.

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

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

This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

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, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband.