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1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
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Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
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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And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
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But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.
4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
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Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
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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For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
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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Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
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Therefore do not become partners with them;
8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
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for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
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(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
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and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
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Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
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For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.
13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
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But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible,
14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
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for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
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Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
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making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
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Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
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And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
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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addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
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submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
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Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
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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For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
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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Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
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Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
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that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
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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so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
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In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
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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For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
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because we are members of his body.
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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"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
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This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
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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However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
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