¶ Be ye therefore followers¹ of God, as² dear children;

And walk³ in love, as⁴ Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice⁵ to God for a⁶ sweetsmelling savour.

¶ But fornication⁷, and all uncleanness, or covetousness⁸, let it not be once named⁹ among you, as¹⁰ becometh saints;

Neither filthiness¹¹, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient¹²: but¹³ rather giving of thanks.

For this¹⁴ ye know, that no¹⁵ whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is¹⁶ an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Let no¹⁷ man deceive you with vain¹⁸ words: for because of these things cometh¹⁹ the wrath of God upon the children²⁰ of disobedience²¹.

²²Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

For ye were²³ sometimes darkness, but²⁴ now are ye light in the Lord: walk²⁵ as children of light:

(For the fruit²⁶ of the Spirit is in all goodness²⁷ and righteousness²⁸ and truth²⁹;)

¶ Proving³⁰ what is acceptable³¹ unto the Lord.

And have no³² fellowship with the unfruitful³³ works³⁴ of darkness, but³⁵ rather reprove them.

For it³⁶ is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in³⁷ secret.

But all things that are reproved³⁸ are made manifest by the light: for³⁹ whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

Wherefore he⁴⁰ saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise⁴¹ from the dead, and Christ⁴² shall give thee light.

See⁴³ then that ye walk⁴⁴ circumspectly, not⁴⁵ as fools, but as wise,

Redeeming⁴⁶ the time, because the days⁴⁷ are evil.

Wherefore be⁴⁸ ye not unwise, but understanding⁴⁹ what the will of the Lord is.

And be not⁵⁰ drunk with wine, wherein is excess⁵¹; but⁵² be filled with the Spirit;

Speaking to yourselves⁵³ in psalms⁵⁴ and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making⁵⁵ melody in your heart to the Lord;

¶ Giving thanks⁵⁶ always for all things unto God and the Father in⁵⁷ the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

¶ Submitting⁵⁸ yourselves one to another in⁵⁹ the fear of God.

Wives, submit⁶⁰ yourselves unto your own husbands, as⁶¹ unto the Lord.

For the husband⁶² is the head of the wife, even⁶³ as Christ is the head of the church: and he⁶⁴ is the saviour of the body.

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in⁶⁵ every thing.

Husbands, love⁶⁶ your wives, even as Christ also loved⁶⁷ the church, and gave himself for it;

That he⁶⁸ might sanctify and cleanse it with⁶⁹ the washing of water by⁷⁰ the word,

That he⁷¹ might present it to himself a glorious⁷² church, not⁷³ having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but⁷⁴ that it should be holy and without blemish.

So ought men to love their wives as⁷⁵ their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

For no man ever yet hated⁷⁶ his own flesh; but nourisheth⁷⁷ and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

¶⁷⁸For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

⁷⁹For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

This is a great⁸⁰ mystery: but I speak⁸¹ concerning Christ and the church.

Nevertheless let⁸² every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence⁸³ her husband.