EPHESIANS CHAPTER V.

BE ye therefore followers of God as dear children;
2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved 
us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a 
sacrifice to God, for a sweet-smelling savour.
3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness,
let it not be once named among you, as
becometh saints;
4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, 
which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
5 For this ye know, that no woremonger, nor 
unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, 
hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ 
and of God. 
6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for
because of these things cometh the wrath of God
upon the children of disobedience.
7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them. 
8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are
ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light; 
9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, 
and righteousness, and truth;) 
10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful
works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things 
which are done of them in secret. 
13 But all things that are reproved, are made 
manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make 
manifest is light. 
14 Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, 
and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as 
fools, but as wise. 
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding
what the will of the Lord is. 
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; 
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. 
20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God
and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the 
fear of God. 
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, 
as unto the Lord. 
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even 
as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the 
Saviour of the body. 
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so 
let  the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ 
also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with 
the washing of water by the word. 
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious 
church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing;
but that it should be holy and without blemish. 
28 So ought men to love their wives, as their own 
bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth 
and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh,
and of his bones. 
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father 
and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and 
they two shall be one flesh. 
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning
Christ and the church. 
33 Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular
so love his wife even as himself: and the 
wife see that she reverence her husband.