EPHESIANS

Ephesians Chapter 5

1 ¶ Therefore be imitators of God, as dear children;

2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor.

3 ¶ But do not let fornication, any sort of uncleanness, or covetousness, be once named among you, as becomes saints;

4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or dirty jokes, which are not proper: but rather giving of thanks.

5 For you know, that no immoral, or sexually impure person, or a covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

6 Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the children of disobedience.

7 Therefore do not be partakers with them.

8 For you were once darkness, but now are light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

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

10 Making certain of what is acceptable unto the Lord.

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

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

13 But all things that are reproved are exposed by the light: for whatever exposes evil is light.

14 That is why it is said, Awake you that sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.

15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

17 For that reason do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

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

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

20 Always giving thanks for all things unto God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

21 ¶ Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

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

23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the Savior of the body.

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

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

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

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

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

29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord the church:

30 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 be joined unto his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.

32 This is a great mystery: but I am talking about Christ and the church.

33 Nevertheless let each individual one of you love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.