Ephesians 5

1 Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as dear children:

2 Walk in love, even as Messiah 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; as the Messiah also hath loved us, and hath given up himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God, for a sweet odor.

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

But whoredom, and all impurity, and avarice let them not be at all heard of among you, as it becometh the saints;

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

Neither obscenities, nor words of folly, or of division, or of scurrility, which are not useful; but instead of these, 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 Messiah and God.

For this know ye, that every man who is a whoremonger, or impure, or avaricious, or a worshipper of idols, hath no inheritance in the kingdom of the Messiah 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 deceive you with vain words; for it is on account of these things that the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.

7 Therefore don’t be partakers with them.

Therefore be ye not like them.

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

For ye were heretofore darkness, but now are ye light in our Lord: therefore, as the children of light, so walk ye.

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

For the fruits of the light are in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth.

10 proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.

And search out what is pleasing before our Lord:

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

And have no commerce with the works of darkness which are unfruitful, but reprove them.

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

For the things they do in secret, it is nauseous even to mention.

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

For all things are exposed and made manifest by the light: and whatever maketh manifest, is light.

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

Wherefore it is said: Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and the Messiah will illuminate thee.

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

See therefore, that ye walk circumspectly; not like the simple,

16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

but like the wise, who purchase their opportunity; because the days are evil.

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

Therefore, be not lacking in understanding; but understand ye what is the pleasure of God.

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 dissoluteness; but be ye 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;

And converse with yourselves in psalms and hymns; and with your hearts sing to the Lord, in spiritual songs.

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

And give thanks to God the Father, at all times, for all men, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

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

And be submissive one to another, in the love of the Messiah.

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

Wives, be ye submissive to your husbands, as to our Lord.

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

Because the husband is the head of the wife, even as the Messiah is the head of the church; and he is the vivifier of the body.

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

And as the church is subject to the Messiah, so also let wives be to their husbands in all things.

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

Husbands, love your wives, even as the Messiah loved his church, and delivered himself up for it;

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

that he might sanctify it, and cleanse it, by the washing of water, and 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.

and might constitute it a glorious church for himself, in which is no stain, and no wrinkle, and nothing like them; but that it might be holy and without blemish.

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

It behooveth men so to love their wives, as they do their own bodies. For he that loveth his wife loveth 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 ever hated his own body; but nourisheth it, and provideth for it, even as the Messiah the church.

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

For we are members of his body and 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 reason, a man should quit his father and his mother, and adhere to his wife; and the two should be one flesh.

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

This is a great mystery; but I am speaking of the Messiah, and of his 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.

Nevertheless, let each of you severally so love his wife, even as himself: and let the wife reverence her husband.