Ephesians 5

1 Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,

Bee yee therefore followers of God, as deare children,

2 and 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 walke in loue, euen as Christ hath loued vs, and hath giuen himselfe for vs, to be an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellling sauour to God.

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

But fornication, and all vncleannesse, or couetousnesse, let it not be once named among you, as it becommeth Saintes,

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

Neither filthinesse, neither foolish talking, neither iesting, which are things not comely, but rather giuing of thankes.

5 For this ye are [well] 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 this ye know, that no whoremonger, neither vncleane person, nor couetous person, which is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdome of Christ, and of God.

6 Let 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 man deceiue you with vaine wordes: for, for such thinges commeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedience.

7 Be not ye therefore fellow-partakers with them;

Be not therefore companions with them.

8 for ye were once darkness, but now light in [the] Lord; walk as children of light,

For ye were once darkenesse, but are nowe light in the Lord: walke as children of light,

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

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in al goodnes, and righteousnes, and trueth)

10 proving what is agreeable to the Lord;

Approuing that which is pleasing to the Lord.

11 and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove [them],

And haue no fellowship with ye vnfruitfull works of darknes, but euen reproue them rather.

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

For it is shame euen to speake of the things which are done of them in secret.

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

But all thinges when they are reproued of the light, are manifest: for it is light that maketh all things manifest.

14 Wherefore he says, Wake up, [thou] that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.

Wherefore hee sayeth, Awake thou that sleepest, and stande vp from the deade, and Christ shall giue thee light.

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

Take heede therefore that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise,

16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Redeeming ye season: for ye daies are euill.

17 For this reason be not foolish, but understanding what [is] the will of the Lord.

Wherefore, be ye not vnwise, but vnderstand what the will of the Lord is.

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

And be not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but be fulfilled with the Spirit,

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

Speaking vnto your selues in psalmes, and hymnes, and spirituall songs, singing, and making melodie to the Lord in your hearts,

20 giving thanks at all times for all things to him [who is] God and [the] Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Giuing thankes alwaies for all thinges vnto God euen the Father, in the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ,

21 submitting yourselves to one another in [the] fear of Christ.

Submitting your selues one to another in the feare of God.

22 Wives, [submit yourselves] to your own husbands, as to the Lord,

Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as vnto the Lord.

23 for a husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ [is] head of the assembly. He [is] Saviour of the body.

For the husband is the wiues head, euen as Christ is the head of the Church, and the same is the sauiour of his body.

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

Therfore as the Church is in subiection to Christ, euen so let the wiues be to their husbands in euery thing.

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

Husbands, loue your wiues, euen as Christ loued the Church, and gaue himselfe for it,

26 in order that he might sanctify it, purifying [it] by the washing of water by [the] word,

That hee might sanctifie it, and clense it by the washing of water through the worde,

27 that 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 hee might make it vnto him selfe a glorious Church, not hauing spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it shoulde bee holy and without blame.

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

So ought men to loue their wiues, as their owne bodies: he that loueth his wife, loueth him selfe.

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

For no man euer yet hated his owne flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, euen as the Lord doeth the Church.

30 for we are members of his body; [we are of his flesh, and of his bones.]

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

31 Because 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 cause shall a man leaue father and mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they twaine shalbe one flesh.

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

This is a great secrete, but I speake concerning Christ, and concerning the Church.

33 But ye also, every one of you, let each so love his own wife as himself; but as to the wife [I speak] that she may fear the husband.

Therefore euery one of you, doe ye so: let euery one loue his wife, euen as himselfe, and let the wife see that shee feare her husband.