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16 making the most of every opportunity, 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 do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.
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17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.
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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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18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
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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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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 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, 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 Submit 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, submit to your 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 as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.
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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 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit 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 loved the church and gave himself up 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 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through 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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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
