Ephesians 5

1 Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

Bee yee therefore followers of God, as deare 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 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 sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;

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

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

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

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 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 empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes on the children 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 Therefore don’t be partakers with them.

Be not therefore companions with them.

8 For you were once darkness, but are 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 Spirit 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 well pleasing to the Lord.

Approuing that which is pleasing to the Lord.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 Therefore watch carefully how you walk, 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 Therefore, don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

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

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

And be not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but be fulfilled 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 vnto your selues in psalmes, and hymnes, and spirituall songs, singing, and making melodie to the Lord in your hearts,

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

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

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

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

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

Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as vnto 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 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 as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be 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 wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,

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

26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with 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 gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without defect.

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

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

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

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

For we are members of his bodie, 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.”

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 concerning Christ and the assembly.

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

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