Ephesians 5 (GNV)

1Bee yee therefore followers of God, as deare children,Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,

2And 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.and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

3But fornication, and all vncleannesse, or couetousnesse, let it not be once named among you, as it becommeth Saintes,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.

4Neither filthinesse, neither foolish talking, neither iesting, which are things not comely, but rather giuing of thankes.Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.

5For 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.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.

6Let no man deceiue you with vaine wordes: for, for such thinges commeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedience.Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

7Be not therefore companions with them.Therefore do not be partakers with them.

8For ye were once darkenesse, but are nowe light in the Lord: walke as children of light,For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in al goodnes, and righteousnes, and trueth)for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

10Approuing that which is pleasing to the Lord.Test and prove what pleases the Lord.

11And haue no fellowship with ye vnfruitfull works of darknes, but euen reproue them rather.Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

12For it is shame euen to speake of the things which are done of them in secret.For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.

13But all thinges when they are reproued of the light, are manifest: for it is light that maketh all things manifest.But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.

14Wherefore hee sayeth, Awake thou that sleepest, and stande vp from the deade, and Christ shall giue thee light.So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

15Take heede therefore that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise,Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

16Redeeming ye season: for ye daies are euill.redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

17Wherefore, be ye not vnwise, but vnderstand what the will of the Lord is.Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

18And be not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but be fulfilled with the Spirit,Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

19Speaking vnto your selues in psalmes, and hymnes, and spirituall songs, singing, and making melodie to the Lord in your hearts,Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,

20Giuing thankes alwaies for all thinges vnto God euen the Father, in the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ,always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

21Submitting your selues one to another in the feare of God.Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

22Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as vnto the Lord.Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

23For the husband is the wiues head, euen as Christ is the head of the Church, and the same is the sauiour of his body.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.

24Therfore as the Church is in subiection to Christ, euen so let the wiues be to their husbands in euery thing.Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

25Husbands, loue your wiues, euen as Christ loued the Church, and gaue himselfe for it,Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

26That hee might sanctifie it, and clense it by the washing of water through the worde,to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

27That 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.and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

28So ought men to loue their wiues, as their owne bodies: he that loueth his wife, loueth him selfe.In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

29For no man euer yet hated his owne flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, euen as the Lord doeth the Church.Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

30For we are members of his bodie, of his flesh, and of his bones.For we are members of His body.

31For this cause shall a man leaue father and mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they twaine shalbe one flesh.“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

32This is a great secrete, but I speake concerning Christ, and concerning the Church.This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

33Therefore 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.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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