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Ephesians 5 (AMP)

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¹ THEREFORE BE imitators of God , as well-beloved children . ² And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a slain offering and sacrifice to God a sweet fragrance. ³ But immorality (sexual vice) and all impurity or greediness must not even be named among you, as is fitting and proper among saints (God's consecrated people). ⁴ Let there be no filthiness (obscenity, indecency) nor foolish and sinful (silly and corrupt) talk, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting or becoming; but instead voice your thankfulness . ⁵ For be sure of this: that no person practicing sexual vice or impurity in thought or in life, or one who is covetous --for he is an idolater--has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. ⁶ Let no one delude and deceive you with empty excuses and groundless arguments , for through these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of rebellion and disobedience. ⁷ So do not associate or be sharers with them. ⁸ For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light . ⁹ For the fruit (the effect, the product) of the Light or the Spirit in every form of kindly goodness, uprightness of heart, and trueness of life. ¹⁰ And try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord . ¹¹ Take no part in and have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds and enterprises of darkness, but instead expose and reprove and convict them. ¹² For it is a shame even to speak of or mention the things that practice in secret. ¹³ But when anything is exposed and reproved by the light, it is made visible and clear; and where everything is visible and clear there is light. ¹⁴ Therefore He says, Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine (make day dawn) upon you and give you light. ¹⁵ Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people), ¹⁶ Making the very most of the time , because the days are evil. ¹⁷ Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is. ¹⁸ And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but ever be filled and stimulated with the Spirit. ¹⁹ Speak out to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, offering praise with voices and making melody with all your heart to the Lord, ²⁰ At all times and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father. ²¹ Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). ²² Wives, be subject (be submissive and adapt yourselves) to your own husbands as to the Lord. ²³ For the husband is head of the wife as Christ is the Head of the church, Himself the Savior of body. ²⁴ As the church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands. ²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her, ²⁶ So that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word, ²⁷ That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such things . ²⁸ Even so husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. ²⁹ For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and carefully protects and cherishes it, as Christ does the church, ³⁰ Because we are members (parts) of His body. ³¹ For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. ³² This mystery is very great, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. ³³ However, let each man of you love his wife as his very own self; and let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband .