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Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children
Imitators of God
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,
and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
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.
But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.
But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints;
Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.
and filthiness and foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather 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.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.
Let no one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
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 the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)
(for the fruit of the light [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)
Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove [them],
It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say.
But everything exposed by the light becomes visible — and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.
But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light.
This is why it is said:
“Wake up, sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
“Wake up, sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
Wherefore he says, Wake up, [thou] that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.
Be very careful, then, how you live — not as unwise but as wise,
See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise,
making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
For this reason be not foolish, but understanding what [is] the will of the Lord.
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,
And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,
speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,
speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and chanting with your heart to the Lord;
always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
giving thanks at all times for all things to him [who is] God and [the] Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Instructions for Christian Households
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
submitting yourselves to one another in [the] fear of Christ.
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.
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,
For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.
for a husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ [is] head of the assembly. *He* [is] Saviour of the body.
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
But even as the assembly is subjected to the Christ, so also wives to their own husbands in everything.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it,
in order that he might sanctify it, purifying [it] by the washing of water by [the] word,
and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
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.
In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
So ought men also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves himself.
After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church —
For no one has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as also the Christ the assembly:
for we are members of his body.
for we are members of his body; [we are of his flesh, and of his bones.]
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.
This is a profound mystery — but I am talking about Christ and the church.
This mystery is great, but *I* speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly.