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1 Be 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 Walk in love, even as Messiah also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
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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 sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes holy ones;
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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 appropriate; 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 Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Messiah 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, the wrath of God comes on 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 Don't be therefore partakers with them.
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7 Therefore do not be partners with them.
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8 For you 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 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 well-pleasing to the Lord.
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10 and find out what pleases the Lord.
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11 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 revealed by the light, for everything that is revealed is light.
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13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible,
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14 Therefore he says, "Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Messiah will shine on you."
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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 Therefore watch carefully how you 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 Therefore don't be 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 Don't be drunken with wine, in which is an abandoned life, 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 one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and singing praises 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 in the name of our Lord, Yeshua the Messiah, 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 Messiah.
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21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
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22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to 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 Messiah also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior 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 assembly is subject to Messiah, so let the wives also be to their own 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 Messiah also loved the assembly, 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 assembly to himself gloriously, 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 who loves his own wife loves 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 nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also the assembly;
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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, of his flesh and bones.
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30 for we are members of his body.
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31 "For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will 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 Messiah and of the assembly.
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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 each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects 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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