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Ephesians 5
1 Therefore become* imitators of God, as beloved children, 2 and walk* in love*, just-as the Christ also loved* us and gave himself up on our behalf as an offering and a sacrifice to God *for an aroma of a sweet-fragrance.
3 But do not let fornication and all uncleanness or greed even be named among you*, as is suitable to holy-ones; 4 and do not let obscenity, and foolish-talk or petty jesting, which are not proper, but rather thanksgiving. 5 For* this you* know, that every fornicator, or unclean person, or greedy person, who is an idolater, has no inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you* with empty words; for* because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do* not become joint partakers with them. 8 For* you* were previously in darkness, but now you * are 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 testing what is well pleasing to the Lord. 11 And have* no fellowship together with the unfruitful works of darkness, but also rather reprove* them; 12 for* it is shameful even to speak of the things happening by them covertly. 13 But all things which are reproved, are manifested by the light; for* everything which is manifested is light. 14 Hence he says, Arise, you who are sleeping and rise* up from the dead and the Christ will appear upon you. 15 Therefore beware*, how accurately you* are walking, not as unwise, but as wise; 16 buying up the time, because the days are evil. 17 Because of this, do* not become foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do* not be drunken with wine, in which there is riotousness, but be* filled in the Spirit; 19 speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and singing-praise in your* heart to the Lord; 20 giving-thanks always on behalf of all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God and Father; 21 being subject to one another in the fear of Christ.
22 The wives be* subject to your* own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 Because the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is also the head of the congregation* of believers, he is the savior of the body. 24 But just-like the congregation* is subject to the Christ, so let the wives also be subject to their own husbands in all things. 25 The husbands, love** your* own wives, just-as the Christ also loved* the congregation* and gave himself up on her behalf; 26 in order that he might make her holy, having cleansed her in the full-washing of the water in the word, 27 in order that he might present her to himself, the glorious congregation*, not having stain or wrinkle or any such things, but in order that she should be holy and unblemished. 28 So the 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 hated his own flesh, but is nourishing and cherishing it, just-as the Lord also does the congregation* of believers; 30 because we are members of his body, out of his flesh and out of his bones. 31 Because of this, a man will be leaving his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. {Gen 2:24} 32 This mystery is great, but I am speaking in regard to Christ and in regard to the congregation* of believers. 33 However to you* also, let each, one to one, love* his own wife like himself, and let the wife see that* she should fear {i.e. respect} her husband.
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The glory is for God!
Jesus is Lord of all.