Ephesians 5
1 Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
Therfor be ye foloweris of God, as moost dereworthe sones;
2 And walk in love, even as Christ also loved us, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
and walke ye in loue, as Crist louyde vs, and yaf hym silf for vs an offryng and a sacrifice to God, in to the odour of swetnesse.
3 But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;
And fornycacioun, and al vnclennesse, or aueryce, be not named among you, as it bicometh holi men;
4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.
ethir filthe, or foli speche, or harlatrye, that perteyneth not to profit, but more doyng of thankyngis.
5 Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, that is, an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
For wite ye this, and vndurstonde, that ech letchour, or vnclene man, or coueytouse, that serueth to mawmetis, hath not eritage in the kingdom of Crist and of God.
6 Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
No man disseyue you bi veyn wordis; for whi for these thingis the wraththe of God cam on the sones of vnbileue.
7 Therefore do not be partakers with them.
Therfor nyle ye be maad parteneris of hem.
8 For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
For ye weren sum tyme derknessis, but now `ye ben liyt in the Lord. Walke ye as the sones of liyt.
9 for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,
For the fruyt of liyt is in al goodnesse, and riytwisnesse, and treuthe.
10 proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.
And preue ye what `thing is wel plesynge to God.
11 Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
And nyle ye comyne to vnfruytouse werkis of derknessis; but more repreue ye.
12 For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.
For what thingis ben don of hem in priuy, it is foule, yhe, to speke.
13 But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.
And alle thingis that ben repreuyd of the liyt, ben opynli schewid; for al thing that is schewid, is liyt.
14 Therefore he says, "Awake, you who sleep, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
For which thing he seith, Rise thou that slepist, and rise vp fro deth, and Crist schal liytne thee.
15 Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
Therfor, britheren, se ye, hou warli ye schulen go;
16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
not as vnwise men, but as wise men, ayenbiynge tyme, for the daies ben yuele.
17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Therfor nyle ye be maad vnwise, but vndurstondynge which is the wille of God.
18 Do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
And nyle ye be drunkun of wyn, in which is letcherie, but be ye fillid with the Hooli Goost; and speke ye to you silf in salmes,
19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your heart to the Lord;
and ymnes, and spiritual songis, syngynge and seiynge salm in youre hertis to the Lord;
20 giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father;
euermore doynge thankingis for alle thingis in the name of oure Lord Jhesu Crist to God and to the fadir.
21 subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.
Be ye suget togidere in the drede of Crist.
22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
Wymmen, be thei suget to her hosebondis,
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the savior of the body.
as to the Lord, for the man is heed of the wymman, as Crist is heed of the chirche; he is sauyour of his bodi.
24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.
But as the chirche is suget to Crist, so wymmen to her hosebondis in alle thingis.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
Men, loue ye youre wyues, as Crist louyde the chirche, and yaf hym silf for it, to make it holi;
26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
and clenside it with the waisching of watir, in the word of lijf,
27 that he might present the church to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
to yyue the chirche gloriouse to hym silf, that it hadde no wem, ne ryueling, or ony siche thing, but that it be hooli and vndefoulid.
28 Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
So and men `schulen loue her wyues, as her owne bodies. He that loueth his wijf, loueth hym silf;
29 For no one ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ also does the church;
for no man hatide euere his owne fleisch, but nurischith and fostrith it, as Crist doith the chirche.
30 because we are members of his body, of his flesh and of his bones.
And we ben membris of his bodi, of his fleisch, and of his boonys.
31 "For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."
For this thing a man schal forsake his fadir and modir, and he schal drawe to his wijf; and thei schulen be tweyne in o fleisch.
32 This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the church.
This sacrament is greet; yhe, Y seie in Crist, and in the chirche.
33 Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Netheles ye alle, ech man loue his wijf as hym silf; and the wijf drede hir hosebonde.
