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Ephesians 5

Ephesians 5

Ephesians 5:1 ^
Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;
Ephesians 5:1 ^
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
Ephesians 5:2 ^
And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.
Ephesians 5:2 ^
and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
Ephesians 5:3 ^
But evil acts of the flesh and all unclean things, or desire for others' property, let it not even be named among you, as is right for saints;
Ephesians 5:3 ^
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;
Ephesians 5:4 ^
And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.
Ephesians 5:4 ^
nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.
Ephesians 5:5 ^
Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Ephesians 5:5 ^
For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Ephesians 5:6 ^
Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.
Ephesians 5:6 ^
Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.
Ephesians 5:7 ^
Have no part with such men;
Ephesians 5:7 ^
Be not ye therefore partakers with them;
Ephesians 5:8 ^
For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light
Ephesians 5:8 ^
For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light
Ephesians 5:9 ^
(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),
Ephesians 5:9 ^
(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
Ephesians 5:10 ^
Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord;
Ephesians 5:10 ^
proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;
Ephesians 5:11 ^
And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;
Ephesians 5:11 ^
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
Ephesians 5:12 ^
For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.
Ephesians 5:12 ^
for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.
Ephesians 5:13 ^
But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.
Ephesians 5:13 ^
But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light.
Ephesians 5:14 ^
For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.
Ephesians 5:14 ^
Wherefore [he] saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.
Ephesians 5:15 ^
Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;
Ephesians 5:15 ^
Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
Ephesians 5:16 ^
Making good use of the time, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:16 ^
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:17 ^
For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.
Ephesians 5:17 ^
Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Ephesians 5:18 ^
And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;
Ephesians 5:18 ^
And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;
Ephesians 5:19 ^
Joining with one another in holy songs of praise and of the Spirit, using your voice in songs and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Ephesians 5:19 ^
speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
Ephesians 5:20 ^
Giving praise at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;
Ephesians 5:20 ^
giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
Ephesians 5:21 ^
Letting yourselves be ruled by one another in the fear of Christ.
Ephesians 5:21 ^
subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.
Ephesians 5:22 ^
Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as of the Lord.
Ephesians 5:22 ^
Wives, [be in subjection] unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Ephesians 5:23 ^
For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.
Ephesians 5:23 ^
For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the church, [being] himself the saviour of the body.
Ephesians 5:24 ^
And as the church is under Christ's authority, so let wives be under the rule of their husbands in all things.
Ephesians 5:24 ^
But as the church is subject to Christ, so [let] the wives also [be] to their husbands in everything.
Ephesians 5:25 ^
Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;
Ephesians 5:25 ^
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
Ephesians 5:26 ^
So that he might make it holy, having made it clean with the washing of water by the word,
Ephesians 5:26 ^
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
Ephesians 5:27 ^
And might take it for himself, a church full of glory, not having one mark or fold or any such thing; but that it might be holy and complete.
Ephesians 5:27 ^
that he might present the church to himself a glorious [church], not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Ephesians 5:28 ^
Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:
Ephesians 5:28 ^
Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:
Ephesians 5:29 ^
For no man ever had hate for his flesh; but he gives it food and takes care of it, even as Christ does for the church;
Ephesians 5:29 ^
for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;
Ephesians 5:30 ^
Because we are parts of his body.
Ephesians 5:30 ^
because we are members of his body.
Ephesians 5:31 ^
For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
Ephesians 5:31 ^
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.
Ephesians 5:32 ^
This is a great secret: but my words are about Christ and the church.
Ephesians 5:32 ^
This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church.
Ephesians 5:33 ^
But do you, everyone, have love for his wife, even as for himself; and let the wife see that she has respect for her husband.
Ephesians 5:33 ^
Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and [let] the wife [see] that she fear her husband.
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