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1 Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
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1 Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children
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2 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.
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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 even be 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 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: 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 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.
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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 empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons 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 once darkness, but are now 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 light 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 well-pleasing 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 even 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 the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.
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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 when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made 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 shine upon thee.
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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 Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, 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 foolish, but understand 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 drunken with wine, wherein is riot, 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 one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with 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 in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
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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 subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.
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21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
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22 Wives, [be in subjection] 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, and Christ also is the head of the church, [being] himself 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 But as the church is subject to Christ, so [let] the wives also [be] to their husbands in everything.
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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 up 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 it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with 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 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.
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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 Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own 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 hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also 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 because we are members of his body.
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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 cleave to his wife; and the two shall become 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 mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of 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 do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and [let] the wife [see] that she fear 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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