Ephesians 5 - NCB & NRSV

Hence, be imitators of God, as beloved children. Ephesians 5:1

Hence, be imitators of God, as beloved children. Ephesians 5:1	Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. children following
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a sacrificial offering whose fragrance is pleasing to God. Ephesians 5:2	And live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. love sacrifice Jesus

Indeed, fornication and impurity of any kind, as well as greed, should not even be mentioned among you. Such talk is not fitting for saints. Ephesians 5:3	But fornication and impurity of any kind, or greed, must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints. sin greed holiness
Once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light. Ephesians 5:8	For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light. light children life
For light produces all goodness and righteousness and truth. Ephesians 5:9	For the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. light goodness righteousness
Take no part in the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather seek to expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of what deeds people do in secret. Ephesians 5:11-12	Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what such people do secretly. sin speaking idols
Therefore, take care to live as intelligent people, and do not be like those who are senseless. Make the most of the present time, for this is a wicked age. Ephesians 5:15-16	Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. wisdom life mind
Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the Church, the body of which he is the Savior. Ephesians 5:22-23	Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife just as Christ is the head of the church, the body of which he is the Savior. marriage Jesus salvation
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her in order to sanctify her by cleansing her with water and the word. Ephesians 5:25-26	Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word. love purification relationships
In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself. Ephesians 5:28	In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. relationships marriage body
For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. Ephesians 5:31	For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. marriage body sexuality
However, each one of you should love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife should respect her husband. Ephesians 5:33	Each of you, however, should love his wife as himself, and a wife should respect her husband. marriage relationships