1 AMatt 5:48; Luke 6:36; Eph 4:32Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; 2 and ARom 14:15; Col 3:14walk in love, just as Christ also BJohn 13:34; Rom 8:37loved 1One early ms reads usyou and CJohn 6:51; Rom 4:25; Gal 2:20; Eph 5:25gave Himself up for us, an DHeb 7:27; 9:14; 10:10, 12offering and a sacrifice to God 2Lit for an odor of fragranceas a EEx 29:18, 25; 2 Cor 2:14fragrant aroma.

3 But ACol 3:5immorality 1Lit and allor any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among 2Or holy onessaints; 4 and there must be no AMatt 12:34; Eph 4:29; Col 3:8filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which BRom 1:28are not fitting, but rather CEph 5:20giving of thanks. 5 For this you know with certainty, that A1 Cor 6:9; Col 3:5no 1I.e. one who commits sexual immoralityimmoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom BCol 1:13of Christ and God.

6 ACol 2:8Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things BRom 1:18; Col 3:6the wrath of God comes upon CEph 2:2the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not be AEph 3:6partakers with them; 8 for AEph 2:2you were formerly BActs 26:18; Col 1:12fdarkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as CJohn 12:36; Rom 13:12children of Light 9 (for AGal 5:22the fruit of the Light consists in all BRom 15:14goodness and righteousness and truth), 10 1Lit proving whatARom 12:2trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 A1 Cor 5:9; 2 Cor 6:14Do not participate in the unfruitful BRom 13:12deeds of CActs 26:18; Col 1:12fdarkness, but instead even 1Or reproveD1 Tim 5:20expose them; 12 for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things become visible AJohn 3:20fwhen they are 1Or reprovedexposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light. 14 For this reason 1Or Heit says,

15 Therefore 1Lit look carefullybe careful how you AEph 5:2walk, not BCol 4:5as unwise men but as wise, 16 1Lit redeeming the timeACol 4:5making the most of your time, because BGal 1:4; Eph 6:13the days are evil. 17 So then do not be foolish, but ARom 12:2; Col 1:9; 1 Thess 4:3understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And AProv 20:1; 23:31f; Rom 13:13; 1 Cor 5:11; 1 Thess 5:7do not get drunk with wine, 1Lit in which isfor that is BTitus 1:6; 1 Pet 4:4dissipation, but be CLuke 1:15filled with the Spirit, 19 ACol 3:16speaking to 1Or yourselvesone another in B1 Cor 14:26psalms and CActs 16:25hymns and spiritual DRev 5:9songs, E1 Cor 14:15singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; 20 ARom 1:8; Eph 5:4; Col 3:17always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to 1Lit the God and FatherB1 Cor 15:24God, even the Father; 21 1Lit being subjectAGal 5:13; Phil 2:3; 1 Pet 5:5and be subject to one another in the 2Or reverenceB2 Cor 5:11fear of Christ.

22 AEph 5:22-6:9: Col 3:18-4:1Wives, B1 Cor 14:34f; Titus 2:5; 1 Pet 3:1be subject to your own husbands, CEph 6:5as to the Lord. 23 For A1 Cor 11:3the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the BEph 1:22head of the church, He Himself C1 Cor 6:13being the Savior of the body. 24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

25 AEph 5:28, 33; Col 3:19; 1 Pet 3:7Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and BEph 5:2gave Himself up for her, 26 ATitus 2:14; Heb 10:10, 14, 29; 13:12so that He might sanctify her, having B2 Pet 1:9cleansed her by the CActs 22:16; 1 Cor 6:11; Titus 3:5washing of water with DJohn 15:3; 17:17; Rom 10:8f; Eph 6:17the word, 27 that He might A2 Cor 4:14; 11:2; Col 1:22present to Himself the church 1Lit gloriousin all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be BEph 1:4holy and blameless. 28 So husbands ought also to AEph 5:25, 33; 1 Pet 3:7love 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 nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, 30 because we are A1 Cor 6:15; 12:27members of His BEph 1:23body. 31 AGen 2:24; Matt 19:5; Mark 10:7fFoʀ ᴛʜɪs ʀᴇᴀsoɴ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ sʜᴀʟʟ ʟᴇᴀvᴇ ʜɪs ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍoᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴀʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴊoɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛo ʜɪs wɪꜰᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛwo sʜᴀʟʟ ʙᴇcoᴍᴇ oɴᴇ ꜰʟᴇsʜ. 32 This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to AEph 5:25, 28; 1 Pet 3:7love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she 1Lit fearB1 Pet 3:2, 5frespects her husband.