^{1 Ref} Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

^{2 Ref} and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

^{3 Ref} But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

^{4 Ref} nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

^{5 Ref} For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

^{6 Ref} Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

^{7 Ref} Be not ye therefore partakers with them;

^{8 Ref} For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light

^{9 Ref} (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

^{10 Ref} proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;

^{11 Ref} and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

^{12 Ref} for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.

^{13 Ref} But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light.

^{14 Ref} Wherefore `he' saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.

^{15 Ref} Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

^{16 Ref} redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

^{17 Ref} Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

^{18 Ref} And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

^{19 Ref} speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

^{20 Ref} giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;

^{21 Ref} subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

^{22 Ref} Wives, `be in subjection' unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

^{23 Ref} For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the church, `being' himself the saviour of the body.

^{24 Ref} But as the church is subject to Christ, so `let' the wives also `be' to their husbands in everything.

^{25 Ref} Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

^{26 Ref} that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

^{27 Ref} that he might present the church to himself a glorious `church', not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

^{28 Ref} Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:

^{29 Ref} for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;

^{30 Ref} because we are members of his body.

^{31 Ref} For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.

^{32 Ref} This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church.

^{33 Ref} Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and `let' the wife `see' that she fear her husband.