Ephesians 4:25-32

25Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you ^aspeak the truth with his neighbor, for ^bwe are members one of another. 26 ^cBe angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27and ^dgive no opportunity to the devil. 28Let the thief no longer steal, but rather ^elet him labor, ^fdoing honest work with his own hands, so ^gthat he may have something to share with anyone in need. 29 ^hLet no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give ⁱgrace to those who hear. 30And ^jdo not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, ^kby whom you were sealed for the day of ^lredemption. 31 ^mLet all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 ⁿBe kind to one another, tenderhearted, ^oforgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 5:1-21

Walk in Love

1 ^pTherefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2And ^qwalk in love, ^ras Christ loved us and ^sgave himself up for us, a ^tfragrant ^uoffering and sacrifice to God.

3But ^vsexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness ^wmust not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. 4Let there be ^xno filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, ^ywhich are out of place, but instead ^zlet there be thanksgiving. 5For you may be sure of this, that ^aaeveryone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous ( ^abthat is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 ^acLet no one ^addeceive you with empty words, for because of these things ^aethe wrath of God comes upon ^afthe sons of disobedience. 7Therefore ^agdo not become partners with them; 8for ^ahat one time you were ^aidarkness, but now you are light in the Lord. ^ajWalk as children of light 9(for ^akthe fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10and ^altry to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 ^amTake no part in the ^anunfruitful ^aoworks of darkness, but instead ^apexpose them. 12For ^aqit is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13But when ^aranything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

^as“Awake, O sleeper,
and ^atarise from the dead,
and ^auChrist will shine on you.”
15 ^avLook carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 ^awmaking the best use of the time, because ^axthe days are evil. 17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what ^aythe will of the Lord is. 18And ^azdo not get drunk with wine, for that is ^badebauchery, but ^bbbe filled with the Spirit, 19addressing one another in ^bcpsalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 ^bdgiving thanks always and for everything to God the Father ^bein the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 ^bfsubmitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.