Ephesians 5

1 Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

2 and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

3 and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;

4 also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, — the things not fit — but rather thanksgiving;

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

5 for this ye know, that every whoremonger, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, hath no inheritance in the reign of the Christ and God.

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

6 Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

7 become not, then, partakers with them,

Therefore don’t be partakers with them.

8 for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

9 for the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

10 proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord,

proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.

11 and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

12 for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of,

For it is a shame even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

13 and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;

But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.

14 wherefore he saith, 'Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'

Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

15 See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil;

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

17 because of this become not fools, but — understanding what [is] the will of the Lord,

Therefore, don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

18 and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

19 speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

20 giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the God and Father;

giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;

21 subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of God.

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

22 The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord,

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

23 because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ [is] head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

24 but even as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also [are] the wives to their own husbands in everything.

But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.

25 The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,

26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed [it] with the bathing of the water in the saying,

that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

27 that he might present it to himself the assembly in glory, not having spot or wrinkle, or any of such things, but that it may be holy and unblemished;

that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without defect.

28 so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife — himself he doth love;

Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

29 for no one ever his own flesh did hate, but doth nourish and cherish it, as also the Lord — the assembly,

For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly,

30 because members we are of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones;

because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.

31 'for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be — the two — for one flesh;'

“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh.”

32 this secret is great, and I speak in regard to Christ and to the assembly;

This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and the assembly.

33 but ye also, every one in particular — let each his own wife so love as himself, and the wife — that she may reverence the husband.

Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.