Ephesians 5:13-26

English Standard Version

¹³But when ^(A)anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, ¹⁴for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

^(B)“Awake, O sleeper,
and ^(C)arise from the dead,
and ^(D)Christ will shine on you.”

¹⁵^(E)Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, ¹⁶^(F)making the best use of the time, because ^(G)the days are evil. ¹⁷Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what ^(H)the will of the Lord is. ¹⁸And ^(I)do not get drunk with wine, for that is ^(J)debauchery, but ^(K)be filled with the Spirit, ¹⁹addressing one another in ^(L)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, ²⁰^(M)giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father ^(N)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ²¹^(O)submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Wives and Husbands

²²^(P)Wives, ^(Q)submit to your own husbands, ^(R)as to the Lord. ²³For ^(S)the husband is the head of the wife even as ^(T)Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is ^(U)himself its Savior. ²⁴Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit ^(V)in everything to their husbands.

²⁵^(W)Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and ^(X)gave himself up for her, ²⁶that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by ^(Y)the washing of water ^(Z)with the word,