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Imitators of God
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,
Walk in Love
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints;
But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.
and filthiness and foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather thanksgiving.
Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
For this ye are [well] informed of, knowing that no fornicator, or unclean person, or person of unbridled lust, who is an idolater, has inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.
For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Let no one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Children of Light
for ye were once darkness, but now light in [the] Lord; walk as children of light,
for ye were once darkness, but 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 light [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)
(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove [them],
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say.
For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.
But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light.
But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible,
Wherefore he says, Wake up, [thou] that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.
for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
“Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
“Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise,
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.
For this reason be not foolish, but understanding what [is] the will of the Lord.
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and chanting with your heart to the Lord;
addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
giving thanks at all times for all things to him [who is] God and [the] Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
submitting yourselves to one another in [the] fear of Christ.
submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Wives and Husbands
Wives, [submit yourselves] to your own husbands, as to the Lord,
Wives, [submit yourselves] to your own husbands, as to the Lord,
Wives and Husbands
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
for a husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ [is] head of the assembly. *He* [is] Saviour of the body.
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.
But even as the assembly is subjected to the Christ, so also wives to their own husbands in everything.
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it,
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
in order that he might sanctify it, purifying [it] by the washing of water by [the] word,
that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
that *he* might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless.
So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that 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 no one has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as also the Christ the assembly:
For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
for we are members of his body; [we are of his flesh, and of his bones.]
because we are members of his body.
Because of this a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
This mystery is great, but *I* speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly.
This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.