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1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
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1 Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children
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2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
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2 and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
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3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
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3 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.
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4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient : but rather giving of thanks.
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4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.
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5 For this ye know , that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
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5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person--such a man is an idolater--has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
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6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
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6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient.
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7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
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7 Therefore do not be partners with them.
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8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
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8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
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9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
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9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)
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10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
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10 and find out what pleases the Lord.
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11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
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11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
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12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
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12 For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
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13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
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13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible,
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14 Wherefore he saith , Awake thou that sleepest , and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light .
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14 for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
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15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
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15 Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise,
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16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
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16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
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17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
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17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.
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18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
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18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
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19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
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19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,
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20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
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21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
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22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
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22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
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23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
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23 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.
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24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
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24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
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25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
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25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
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26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
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26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
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27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
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27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
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28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
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28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
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29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
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29 After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church--
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30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
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30 for we are members of his body.
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31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
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31 "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."
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32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
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32 This is a profound mystery--but I am talking about Christ and the church.
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33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
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33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
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