Imitators of God 1 DBY Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children, BSB BSB: Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
2 DBY 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. BSB BSB: and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
3 DBY But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints; BSB BSB: But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
4 DBY and filthiness and foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather thanksgiving. BSB BSB: Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
5 DBY 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. BSB BSB: For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
6 DBY Let no one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. BSB BSB: Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
7 DBY Be not ye therefore fellow-partakers with them; BSB BSB: Therefore do not be partakers with them.
Children of Light 8 DBY for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light, BSB BSB: For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
9 DBY (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,) BSB BSB: for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
10 DBY proving what is agreeable to the Lord; BSB BSB: Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
11 DBY and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove them , BSB BSB: Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
12 DBY for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say. BSB BSB: For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
13 DBY But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light. BSB BSB: But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.
14 DBY Wherefore he says, Wake up, thou that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee. BSB BSB: So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
15 DBY See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise, BSB BSB: Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
16 DBY redeeming the time, because the days are evil. BSB BSB: redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 DBY For this reason be not foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord. BSB BSB: Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
18 DBY And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, BSB BSB: Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
19 DBY speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and chanting with your heart to the Lord; BSB BSB: Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
20 DBY giving thanks at all times for all things to him who is God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, BSB BSB: always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Wives and Husbands (Song of Solomon 1:1–17; 1 Peter 3:1–7)
21 DBY submitting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ. BSB BSB: Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 DBY Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord, BSB BSB: Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
23 DBY for a husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ is head of the assembly. He is Saviour of the body. BSB BSB: For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
24 DBY But even as the assembly is subjected to the Christ, so also wives to their own husbands in everything. BSB BSB: Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
26 DBY in order that he might sanctify it, purifying it by the washing of water by the word, BSB BSB: to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
27 DBY 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. BSB BSB: and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
28 DBY So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves himself. BSB BSB: In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
29 DBY For no one has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as also the Christ the assembly: BSB BSB: Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.
30 DBY for we are members of his body; we are of his flesh, and of his bones. BSB BSB: For we are members of His body.
31 DBY 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. BSB BSB: “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
32 DBY This mystery is great, but I speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly. BSB BSB: This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
33 DBY 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. BSB BSB: Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
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