1 Therefore ^rbe imitators ^sof God, as beloved children. 2 And ^twalk ^uin love, as Christ loved us ^vand ^wgave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

3 But ^xsexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. 4 ^yLet there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. 5 ^zFor you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous ^a(that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you ^bwith empty words, for ^cbecause of these things the wrath of God comes upon the ^dsons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not become partners with them; 8 for ^eat one time you were ^fdarkness, but now you are light in the Lord. ^gWalk as ^hchildren of light 9 (for the ⁱfruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and try to ^jdiscern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 ^kTake no part in the unfruitful ^lworks of darkness, but instead expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13 But ^mwhen anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

15 Look carefully then ^phow you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the ^qdays are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but ^runderstand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get ^sdrunk with wine, for that is debauchery, ^tbut be filled with the Spirit, 19 ^uaddressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the ^vname of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 ^wsubmitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

22 ^xWives, ^ysubmit to your own husbands, ^zas to the Lord. 23 For ^athe husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the ^bhead of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.

25 ^cHusbands, love your wives, as Christ ^dloved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might ^esanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 ^fso that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be ^gholy and without blemish.¹ 28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as ^htheir own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because ⁱwe are ^jmembers of his body. 31 ^k“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and ^lthe two shall become one flesh.” 32 This ^mmystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.