Ephesians 5:5-27

English Standard Version

⁵For you may be sure of this, that ^(A)everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (^(B)that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. ⁶^(C)Let no one ^(D)deceive you with empty words, for because of these things ^(E)the wrath of God comes upon ^(F)the sons of disobedience. ⁷Therefore ^(G)do not become partners with them; ⁸for ^(H)at one time you were ^(I)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. ^(J)Walk as children of light ⁹(for ^(K)the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), ¹⁰and ^(L)try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. ¹¹^(M)Take no part in the ^(N)unfruitful ^(O)works of darkness, but instead ^(P)expose them. ¹²For ^(Q)it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. ¹³But when ^(R)anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, ¹⁴for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

^(S)“Awake, O sleeper,
and ^(T)arise from the dead,
and ^(U)Christ will shine on you.”

¹⁵^(V)Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, ¹⁶^(W)making the best use of the time, because ^(X)the days are evil. ¹⁷Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what ^(Y)the will of the Lord is. ¹⁸And ^(Z)do not get drunk with wine, for that is ^(AA)debauchery, but ^(AB)be filled with the Spirit, ¹⁹addressing one another in ^(AC)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, ²⁰^(AD)giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father ^(AE)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ²¹^(AF)submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Wives and Husbands

²²^(AG)Wives, ^(AH)submit to your own husbands, ^(AI)as to the Lord. ²³For ^(AJ)the husband is the head of the wife even as ^(AK)Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is ^(AL)himself its Savior. ²⁴Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit ^(AM)in everything to their husbands.

²⁵^(AN)Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and ^(AO)gave himself up for her, ²⁶that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by ^(AP)the washing of water ^(AQ)with the word, ²⁷so ^(AR)that he might present the church to himself in splendor, ^(AS)without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.^[a]