Be Imitators of God

5 ^(A)Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, ² and ^(B)walk in love, just as Christ also ^(C)loved ^[a]us and ^(D)gave Himself up for us, an ^(E)offering and a sacrifice to God ^[b]as a ^(F)fragrant aroma.

³ But ^(G)sexual immorality ^[c]or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among ^[d]saints; ⁴ nor ^(H)filthiness and foolish talk, or coarse jesting, which ^(I)are not fitting, but rather ^(J)giving of thanks. ⁵ For this you know with certainty, that ^(K)no one sexually immoral or impure or greedy, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom ^(L)of Christ and God.

^6 (M)Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things ^(N)the wrath of God comes upon ^(O)the sons of disobedience. ⁷ Therefore do not be ^(P)partakers with them, ⁸ for ^(Q)you were formerly ^(R)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as ^(S)children of light ⁹ (for ^(T)the fruit of that light consists in all ^(U)goodness and righteousness and truth), ^10 [e](V)trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. ^11 (W)And do not participate in the unfruitful ^(X)works of ^(Y)darkness, but instead even ^[f](Z)expose them. ¹² For it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. ¹³ But all things become visible ^(AA)when they are ^[g]exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light. ¹⁴ For this reason ^[h]it says,

¹⁵ Therefore look carefully how you ^(AE)walk, not ^(AF)as unwise but as wise, ^16 (AG)redeeming the time, because ^(AH)the days are evil. ¹⁷ On account of this, do not be foolish, but ^(AI)understand what the will of the Lord is. ¹⁸ And ^(AJ)do not get drunk with wine, ^[i]for that is ^(AK)dissipation, but be ^(AL)filled with the Spirit, ^19 (AM)speaking to ^[j]one another in ^(AN)psalms and ^(AO)hymns and spiritual ^(AP)songs, ^(AQ)singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; ^20 (AR)always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to ^[k](AS)God, even the Father; ^21 [l](AT)and being subject to one another in the ^[m](AU)fear of Christ.

Wives and Husbands

^22 (AV)Wives, ^(AW)be subject to your own husbands, ^(AX)as to the Lord. ²³ For ^(AY)the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the ^(AZ)head of the church, He Himself ^(BA)being the Savior of the body. ²⁴ But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

^25 (BB)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and ^(BC)gave Himself up for her, ^26 (BD)so that He might sanctify her, having ^(BE)cleansed her by the ^(BF)washing of water with ^(BG)the word, ²⁷ that He might ^(BH)present to Himself the church ^[n]in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she would be ^(BI)holy and blameless. ²⁸ So husbands ought also to ^(BJ)love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; ²⁹ for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, ³⁰ because we are ^(BK)members of His ^(BL)body. ^31 (BM)For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. ³² This mystery is great, but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. ³³ Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to ^(BN)love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she ^[o](BO)respects her husband.