Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children. | Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. |
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. | And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. |
But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints. | But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. |
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. | For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. |
For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth. | For the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true. |
Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. | Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. |
Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. | Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. |
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 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. | Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. |
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word. | Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word. |
Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. | In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. |
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. | Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. |
Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband. | However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. |
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