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И тъй, бивайте подражатели на Бога, като възлюбени чада;

и ходете в любов, както и Христос ви възлюби и предаде Себе Си за нас принос и жертва на Бога за благоуханна миризма.

А блудство и всякаква нечистота или сребролюбие да не се даже споменават между вас, както прилича на светии;

нито срамотни или празни приказки, нито подигравки, които са неприлични <неща>, но по-добре благодарение.

Защото добре знаете това, че никой блудник, или нечист, или сребролюбец, (който е идолопоклонник), няма наследство в царството на Христа и Бога.

Никой да ви не мами с празни думи; понеже поради тия неща иде Божият гняв върху синовете на непокорството.

И тъй, не бивайте съучастници на тях.

Тъй като някога си бяхте тъмнина, а сега сте светлина в Господа, обхождайте се като чада на светлината;

(защото плодът на светлината се състои във всичко що е благо, право и истинно).

10 Опитвайте, що е благоугодно на Господа;

11 и не участвувайте в безплодните дела на тъмнината, а по-добре ги изобличавайте;

12 защото това, което скришом вършат <непокорните>, срамотно е и да се говори.

13 А всичко, което се изобличава, става явно чрез светлината; понеже всяко нещо, което става явно е осветлено.

14 Затова казва: Стани, ти, който спиш, И възкръсни от мъртвите, И ще те осветли Христос.

15 И тъй, внимавайте добре как се обхождате, не като глупави, но като мъдри,

16 като изкупвате благовремието, защото дните са лоши.

17 Затова не бивайте несмислени, но проумявайте, що е Господната воля.

18 И не се опивайте с вино, <следствието> от което е разврат, но изпълняйте се с Духа;

19 и разговаряйте се с псалми и химни и духовни песни, като пеете и възпявате Господа в сърцето си,

20 и като винаги благодарите за всичко на Бога и Отца в името на нашия Господ Исус Христос,

21 като се подчинявате един на друг в страх от Христа.

22 Жени, <подчинявайте се> на своите мъже, като <длъжност> към Господа;

23 защото мъжът е глава на жената, както и Христос е глава на църквата (като само Той <е> спасител на тялото).

24 Но както църквата се подчинява на Христа, така и жените <нека се подчиняват> във всичко на своите мъже.

25 Мъже, любете жените си както и Христос възлюби църквата и предаде Себе Си за нея,

26 за да я освети, като я е очистил с водно умиване чрез словото,

27 за да я представи на Себе Си църква славна, без петно, или бръчка, или друго такова нещо, но да бъде света и непорочна.

28 Така са длъжни и мъжете да любят жените си, както своите тела. Който люби жена си, себе си люби.

29 Защото никой никога не е намразил своето тяло, но го храни и се грижи за него, както и Христос за църквата;

30 понеже сме части на Неговото тяло [от Неговата плът и от Неговите кости].

31 "Затова ще остави човек баща си и майка си, и ще се привърже към жена си, и двамата ще станат една плът".

32 Тая тайна е голяма; но аз говоря <това> за Христа и за църквата.

33 Но и вие, всеки до един, да люби своята жена, както себе си; а жената да се бои от мъжа си.

Follow God’s example,(A) therefore, as dearly loved children(B) and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us(C) and gave himself up for us(D) as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(E)

But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality,(F) or of any kind of impurity, or of greed,(G) because these are improper for God’s holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk(H) or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.(I) For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater(J)—has any inheritance(K) in the kingdom of Christ and of God.[a](L) Let no one deceive you(M) with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath(N) comes on those who are disobedient.(O) Therefore do not be partners with them.

For you were once(P) darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light(Q) (for the fruit(R) of the light consists in all goodness,(S) righteousness and truth) 10 and find out what pleases the Lord.(T) 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness,(U) but rather expose them. 12 It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13 But everything exposed by the light(V) becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. 14 This is why it is said:

“Wake up, sleeper,(W)
    rise from the dead,(X)
    and Christ will shine on you.”(Y)

15 Be very careful, then, how you live(Z)—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity,(AA) because the days are evil.(AB) 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.(AC) 18 Do not get drunk on wine,(AD) which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,(AE) 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.(AF) Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks(AG) to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Instructions for Christian Households(AH)

21 Submit to one another(AI) out of reverence for Christ.

22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands(AJ) as you do to the Lord.(AK) 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,(AL) his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands(AM) in everything.

25 Husbands, love your wives,(AN) just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her(AO) 26 to make her holy,(AP) cleansing[b] her by the washing(AQ) with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself(AR) as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.(AS) 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives(AT) as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body.(AU) 31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”[c](AV) 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife(AW) as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:5 Or kingdom of the Messiah and God
  2. Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed
  3. Ephesians 5:31 Gen. 2:24

Walk in Love

Therefore(A) be imitators of God as dear (B)children. And (C)walk in love, (D)as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God (E)for a sweet-smelling aroma.

But fornication and all (F)uncleanness or (G)covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; (H)neither filthiness, nor (I)foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, (J)which are not fitting, but rather (K)giving of thanks. For [a]this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any (L)inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be (M)partakers with them.

Walk in Light

For you were once darkness, but now you are (N)light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for (O)the fruit of the [b]Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 (P)finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11 And have (Q)no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather [c]expose them. 12 (R)For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13 But (S)all things that are [d]exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14 Therefore He says:

(T)“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”

Walk in Wisdom

15 (U)See then that you walk [e]circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 (V)redeeming the time, (W)because the days are evil.

17 (X)Therefore do not be unwise, but (Y)understand (Z)what the will of the Lord is. 18 And (AA)do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another (AB)in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making (AC)melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 (AD)giving thanks always for all things to God the Father (AE)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 (AF)submitting to one another in the fear of [f]God.

Marriage—Christ and the Church(AG)

22 Wives, (AH)submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For (AI)the husband is head of the wife, as also (AJ)Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands (AK)in everything.

25 (AL)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and (AM)gave Himself for her, 26 that He might [g]sanctify and cleanse her (AN)with the washing of water (AO)by the word, 27 (AP)that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, (AQ)not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For (AR)we are members of His body, [h]of His flesh and of His bones. 31 (AS)“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the (AT)two shall become one flesh.” 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless (AU)let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she (AV)respects her husband.

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:5 NU know this
  2. Ephesians 5:9 NU light
  3. Ephesians 5:11 reprove
  4. Ephesians 5:13 reproved
  5. Ephesians 5:15 carefully
  6. Ephesians 5:21 NU Christ
  7. Ephesians 5:26 set it apart
  8. Ephesians 5:30 NU omits the rest of v. 30.