New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 5:1-6

1 1Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; 2and 2walk in love, just as Christ also 3loved 4you and 5gave Himself up for us, an 6offering and a sacrifice to God 7as a 8fragrant aroma.

3But 9sexual immorality 10or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among 11saints; 4and there must be no 12filthiness 13or foolish talk, or vulgar joking, which 14are not fitting, but rather 15giving of thanks. 5For this you know with certainty, that 16no sexually immoral or 17impure or greedy person, which 18amounts to an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom 19of Christ and God.

6 20See that no one deceives you with empty words, for because of these things 21the wrath of God comes upon 22the 23sons of disobedience.

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Notes

1. Ephesians 5:1 Matt 5:48; Luke 6:36; Eph 4:32 ↩
2. Ephesians 5:2 Rom 14:15; Col 3:14 ↩
3. Ephesians 5:2 John 13:34; Rom 8:37 ↩
4. Ephesians 5:2 One early ms us ↩
5. Ephesians 5:2 John 6:51; Rom 4:25; Gal 2:20; Eph 5:25 ↩
6. Ephesians 5:2 Heb 7:27; 9:14; 10:10, 12 ↩
7. Ephesians 5:2 Lit for an odor of fragrance ↩
8. Ephesians 5:2 Ex 29:18, 25; 2 Cor 2:14 ↩
9. Ephesians 5:3 Col 3:5 ↩
10. Ephesians 5:3 Lit and all ↩
11. Ephesians 5:3 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
12. Ephesians 5:4 Matt 12:34; Eph 4:29; Col 3:8 ↩
13. Ephesians 5:4 Lit and ↩
14. Ephesians 5:4 Rom 1:28 ↩
15. Ephesians 5:4 Eph 5:20 ↩
16. Ephesians 5:5 1 Cor 6:9; Col 3:5 ↩
17. Ephesians 5:5 I.e., morally impure ↩
18. Ephesians 5:5 Lit is ↩
19. Ephesians 5:5 Col 1:13 ↩
20. Ephesians 5:6 Col 2:8 ↩
21. Ephesians 5:6 Rom 1:18; Col 3:6 ↩
22. Ephesians 5:6 Eph 2:2 ↩
23. Ephesians 5:6 I.e., people opposed to God ↩

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