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Ephesians 5

CHAPTER 5 Become Mimics of God

1 Become then mimics of God, as [²children ¹beloved]! 2 And walk in love! as also the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a scent of pleasant aroma. 3 And harlotry and all uncleanness or desire for wealth let not be named among you! as it is becoming to holy ones; 4 and indecency and moronish talking, or obscene jokes not relating -- but rather thankfulness. 5 For this you are knowing, that every fornicator, or unclean, or a hoarder of wealth, who is an idolater, does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and of God. 6 [²not one ³of you ¹Let] be deceived with empty words! [²on account of ³these things ¹for] comes the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Do not then become joint-partners with them! 8 For you were at some time or other darkness, but now light in the Lord -- [²as ³children ⁴of light ¹walk]! 9 (For the fruit of the spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth), 10 distinguishing what is well-pleasing to the Lord. 11 And do not partake together with the [²works ¹unfruitful] of darkness, but rather also reprove! 12 For the things secretly taking place by them, it is shameful even to speak. 13 But all being reproved, [²by ³the ⁴light ¹are made manifest]; [⁴all things ¹for ²the thing ³manifesting] is light. 14 Therefore he says, Arise, O sleeping one, and rise up from the dead! and [³shall shine upon ⁴you ¹the ²Christ]. 15 Take heed then how exactly you walk! not as unwise, but as wise, 16 buying back the time, for the days are wicked. 17 On account of this do not become fools, but be perceiving what the will of the Lord is! 18 And be not intoxicated with wine in which is carnality! but be filled in spirit! 19 speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and [²odes ¹spiritual]; singing and strumming in your heart to the Lord; 20 giving thanks at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the God and father;

Concerning Submission

21 being submitted to one another in a fear of God. 22 [²the ³wives ⁵to their ⁶own ⁷husbands ¹Let ⁴submit], as to the Lord! 23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ is head of the assembly, and he is deliverer of the body. 24 But as the assembly submits to the Christ, so also the wives to their own husbands in all things. 25 [²the ³husbands ¹Let] love their own wives, as also the Christ loved the assembly, and delivered himself up for it; 26 that he should sanctify it, having cleansed it by the bath of water by the word; 27 that he should present it to himself [²honorable ¹the ³assembly], not having stain, or wrinkle, or any such things; but that it should be holy and unblemished. 28 So ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one loving his own wife, loves himself. 29 For no one at some time or other [²his own ³flesh ¹detests], but nourishes and comforts it, as also the Lord for the assembly. 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For of this [²leaves behind ¹a man] his father and mother, and cleaves to his wife, and [³will be ¹the ²two] for [²flesh ¹one]. 32 This mystery is great; and I speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly. 33 Only also you, everyone, [³each ⁵his own ⁶wife ¹so ²let ⁴love] as himself, and the wife, that she should fear the husband!