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5 : 1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
5 : 2 Andwalk in love,as Christ loved us andgave himself up for us, afragrantoffering and sacrifice to God.
5 : 3 Butsexual immorality and all impurity or covetousnessmust not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.
5 : 4 Let there beno filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking,which are out of place, but insteadlet there be thanksgiving.
5 : 5 For you may be sure of this, thateveryone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
5 : 6 Let no onedeceive you with empty words, for because of these thingsthe wrath of God comes uponthe sons of disobedience.
5 : 7 Thereforedo not become partners with them;
5 : 8 forat one time you weredarkness, but now you are light in the Lord.Walk as children of light
5 : 9 (forthe fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
5 : 10 andtry to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.
5 : 11 Take no part in theunfruitfulworks of darkness, but insteadexpose them.
5 : 12 Forit is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.
5 : 13 But whenanything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible,
5 : 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,Awake, O sleeper,andarise from the dead,andChrist will shine on you.
5 : 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
5 : 16 making the best use of the time, becausethe days are evil.
5 : 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand whatthe will of the Lord is.
5 : 18 Anddo not get drunk with wine, for that isdebauchery, butbe filled with the Spirit,
5 : 19 addressing one another inpsalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
5 : 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Fatherin the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
5 : 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
5 : 22 Wives,submit to your own husbands,as to the Lord.
5 : 23 Forthe husband is the head of the wife even asChrist is the head of the church, his body, and ishimself its Savior.
5 : 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submitin everything to their husbands.
5 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church andgave himself up for her,
5 : 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her bythe washing of waterwith the word,
5 : 27 sothat 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.
5 : 28 In the same wayhusbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
5 : 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
5 : 30 becausewe are members of his body.
5 : 31 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, andthe two shall become one flesh.
5 : 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
5 : 33 However,let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that sherespects her husband.