Ephesians 5

1BeG1096 imitatorsG3402 of GodG2316, thereforeG3767, asG5613 belovedG27 childrenG5043, 2andG2532 walkG4043 inG1722 loveG26, just asG2531G2532 ChristG5547 lovedG25 usG14731 andG2532 gave Himself upG3860G1438 forG5228 usG1473 asG1519 a fragrantG3744G2175 sacrificialG2378 offeringG4376 to GodG2316.

3ButG1161 amongG1722 youG4771, asG2531 is properG4241 among the saintsG40, there must not be even a hintG3366G3687 of sexual immoralityG4202, or of any kindG3956 of impurityG167, orG2228 of greedG4124. 4Nor should there be obscenityG151, foolish talkG3473, orG2228 crude jokingG2160, whichG3739 are out of characterG3756G433, butG235 ratherG3123 thanksgivingG2169. 5ForG1063 of thisG3778 you can be sureG1492G1097: No immoralG4205, impureG169, orG2228 greedy personG4123 (thatG3739 isG1510, an idolaterG1496) hasG2192 any inheritanceG2817 inG1722 theG3588 kingdomG932 of ChristG5547 andG2532 of GodG2316.

6Let no oneG3367 deceiveG538 youG4771 with emptyG2756 wordsG3056, forG1063 because ofG1223 such thingsG3778 theG3588 wrathG3709 of GodG2316 is comingG2064 onG1909 theG3588 sonsG5207 of disobedienceG543. 7ThereforeG3767 do notG3361 beG1096 partakersG4830 with themG846.

Children of Light

8ForG1063 you wereG1510 onceG4218 darknessG4655, butG1161 nowG3568 you are lightG5457 inG1722 the LordG2962. WalkG4043 asG5613 childrenG5043 of lightG5457, 9forG1063 theG3588 fruitG2590 of theG3588 lightG5457 consists inG1722 allG3956 goodnessG19, righteousnessG1343, andG2532 truthG225. 10Test and proveG1381 whatG5101 pleasesG1510G2101 theG3588 LordG2962.

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Have no fellowship withG3361G4790 theG3588 fruitlessG175 deedsG2041 of darknessG4655, butG1161G2532 ratherG3123 exposeG1651 them. 12ForG1063 it isG1510 shamefulG150 evenG2532 to mentionG3004 whatG3588 the disobedient doG1096G5259G846 in secretG2931. 13ButG1161 everythingG3956 exposedG1651 byG5259 theG3588 lightG5457 becomes visibleG5319,2 forG1063 everythingG3956 thatG3588 is illuminatedG5319 becomesG1510 a lightG5457 itself. 14SoG1352 it is saidG3004:

15Pay carefulG199 attentionG991, thenG3767, to howG4459 you walkG4043, notG3361 asG5613 unwiseG781 butG235 asG5613 wiseG4680, 16redeemingG1805 theG3588 timeG2540, becauseG3754 theG3588 daysG2250 areG1510 evilG4190. 17ThereforeG1223G3778 do notG3361 beG1096 foolishG878, butG235 understandG4920 whatG5101 theG3588 Lord’sG2962 willG2307 is. 18Do notG3361 get drunkG3182 on wineG3631, whichG3739 leads toG1510 reckless indiscretionG810. InsteadG235, be filledG4137 withG1722 the SpiritG4151.

19SpeakG2980 to one anotherG1438 withG1722 psalmsG5568, hymnsG5215, andG2532 spiritualG4152 songsG5603. SingG103 andG2532 make musicG5567 inG3588 yourG4771 heartsG2588 to theG3588 LordG2962, 20alwaysG3842 giving thanksG2168 toG3588 GodG2316 the FatherG3962 forG5228 everythingG3956 inG1722 the nameG3686 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

Wives and Husbands

(Song of Solomon 1:1–17; 1 Peter 3:1–7)

21SubmitG5293 to one anotherG240 out ofG1722 reverenceG5401 for ChristG5547.3

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WivesG1135, submit toG3588 yourG2398 husbandsG435 asG5613 to theG3588 LordG2962. 23ForG3754 the husbandG435 isG1510 the headG2776 of theG3588 wifeG1135 asG5613 ChristG5547 is the headG2776 of theG3588 churchG1577, His bodyG4983, of which HeG846 is the SaviorG4990. 24NowG235 asG5613 theG3588 churchG1577 submitsG5293 to ChristG5547, soG3779 alsoG2532 wivesG1135 should submit to theirG3588 husbandsG435 inG1722 everythingG3956.

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HusbandsG435, loveG25 your wivesG1135, justG2532 asG2531 ChristG5547 lovedG25 theG3588 churchG1577 andG2532 gave Himself upG3860G1438 forG5228 herG846 26toG2443 sanctifyG37 herG846, cleansingG2511 her by theG3588 washingG3067 with waterG5204 throughG1722 the wordG4487, 27and toG2443 presentG3936 herG846 to HimselfG1438 as a gloriousG1741 churchG1577, withoutG3361G2192 stainG4696 orG2228 wrinkleG4512 orG2228 anyG5100 suchG5108 blemish, butG235 holyG40 andG2532 blamelessG299.

28In the same wayG3779G2532, husbandsG435 oughtG3784 to loveG25 theirG1438 wivesG1135 asG5613 their ownG1438 bodiesG4983. HeG3588 who lovesG25 hisG1438 wifeG1135 lovesG25 himselfG1438. 29IndeedG1063, no oneG3762 everG4218 hatedG3404 hisG1438 own bodyG4561, butG235 he nourishesG1625 andG2532 cherishesG2282 itG846, just asG2531 ChristG5547 does theG3588 churchG1577. 30ForG3754 we areG1510 membersG3196 ofG3588 HisG846 bodyG4983.4

31“For this reasonG473G3778 a manG444 will leaveG2641 hisG3588 fatherG3962 andG2532 motherG3384 andG2532 be unitedG4347 toG4314 hisG846 wifeG1135, andG2532 theG3588 twoG1417 will becomeG1510G1519 oneG1520 fleshG4561.”5 32ThisG3778 mysteryG3466 isG1510 profoundG3173, butG1161 IG1473 am speakingG3004 aboutG1519 ChristG5547 andG2532 theG3588 churchG1577. 33NeverthelessG4133, each oneG1538G2596G1520 of youG4771 alsoG2532G3779 must loveG25 hisG1438 wifeG1135 asG5613 he loves himselfG1438, andG1161 theG3588 wifeG1135 must respectG5399 her husbandG435.