Ephesians 5

1 Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,

2 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 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.

3 But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;

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

4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

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

5 Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

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.

6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

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

7 Therefore don’t be partakers with them.

Be not ye therefore fellow-partakers with them;

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

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

9 for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

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

10 proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.

proving what is agreeable to the Lord;

11 Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

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

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

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

13 But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.

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

14 Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

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

15 Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

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

16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

17 Therefore, don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

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

18 Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

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

19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

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

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

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

21 subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

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

22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

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

23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

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

24 But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.

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

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

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

26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

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

27 that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without defect.

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.

28 Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

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

29 For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly,

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

30 because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.

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

31 “For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh.”

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.

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

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

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

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.