The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians

 1 Be ye therefore ^afollowers of God, as dear children;

 2 And ^awalk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an ^boffering and a ^csacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling ^dsavour.

 3 But ^afornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh ^bsaints;

 4 Neither ^afilthiness, nor ^bfoolish ^ctalking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

 5 For this ye know, that no ^awhoremonger, nor ^bunclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any ^cinheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

 6 Let no man ^adeceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the ^bwrath of God upon the children of ^cdisobedience.

 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as ^achildren of ^blight:

 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all ^agoodness and righteousness and truth;)

 10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

 11 And have no ^afellowship with the unfruitful works of ^bdarkness, but rather ^creprove them.

 12 For it is a ^ashame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

 13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee ^alight.

 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

 17 Wherefore be ye not ^aunwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

 18 And be not ^adrunk with wine, wherein is ^bexcess; but be filled with the Spirit;

 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and ^ahymns and spiritual songs, singing and making ^bmelody in your heart to the Lord;

 20 Giving ^athanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

 21 ^aSubmitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

 22 ^aWives, ^bsubmit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

 23 For the ^ahusband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the ^bhead of the ^cchurch: and he is the saviour of the body.

 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

 25 ^aHusbands, ^blove your ^cwives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

 26 That he might ^asanctify and ^bcleanse it with the washing of water by 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.

 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his ^awife loveth himself.

 29 For no man ever yet ^ahated his own ^bflesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

 30 For we are ^amembers of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be ^aone flesh.

 32 This is a great ^amystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

 33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the ^awife see that she ^breverence her husband.