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1 Therefore become 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 live in love, just as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant 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 sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or greediness, must not even be named among you (as is fitting for 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 and obscenity, and foolish talk, or coarse jesting (which [are] not proper), but rather thanksgiving.
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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 you know {for certain}, that every sexually immoral [person], or unclean [person], or greedy [person] (who is an idolater), does not have an 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 one deceive you with empty words, for because of these [things] the wrath of God is coming 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 Therefore do not be sharers with them,
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7 Therefore do not be partners with them.
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8 for you were formerly darkness, but now [you are] light in the Lord. Live like 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 trying to learn what is well-pleasing to the Lord.
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10 and find out what pleases the Lord.
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11 And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [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 shameful even to speak [about] the things being [done] by 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] exposed by the light are made visible,
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13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible,
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14 for everything made visible is light. Therefore it says, Wake up, sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ 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, consider carefully how you live, 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 making the most of 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 Because of this do not become 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 do not be drunk with wine (in which is dissipation), but be filled by 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 and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and singing praise 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 Jesus Christ to the God and 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 being subject to one another {out of reverence for} Christ
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21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
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22 --wives to their 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 because [the] husband is [the] head of the wife, as also Christ [is the] head of the church (he himself [being 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 church is subject to Christ, thus also wives [should be subject] 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, just as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for her;
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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 in order that he might sanctify her by cleansing [her] 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 in order that he might present to himself the church glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any such [thing], but that she may be holy and blameless.
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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 Thus also husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one 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 one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ [does] 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 [reason] a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and 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 am speaking with reference to 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 Only you also, each one [of you], must thus love his own wife as himself, and the wife {must respect} 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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