以弗所书 5
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
5 所以，做为蒙爱的儿女，你们要效法神； 2 要在爱中行事[a]，就像基督也爱了我们，为我们舍弃了自己，做供物和祭物献给神，成为馨香的气味。 3 至于淫乱和一切污秽，或是贪心，在你们中间连提都不可提，这样才与圣徒相宜。 4 污秽的言行、愚妄的话语、下流的笑话，这些都不合宜；反而倒要说感谢的话。 5 实际上你们应当清楚知道这一点：所有淫乱的、污秽的，或贪心的——就是拜偶像的——在基督和神的国度里都得不到继业。
光明与黑暗
6 不要让任何人用虚空的话把你们欺骗了；正是为了这些，神的震怒就临到那些不信从的儿女[b]身上。 7 所以，不要与他们同伙。 8 你们从前原是黑暗，但如今在主里就是光；你们要像属于光的儿女行走， 9 原来属于光的果子[c]，就是一切良善、公义、真理； 10 要分辨什么是主所喜悦的事。 11 你们不要参与那些属黑暗结不出果子的事，反而要把那些事揭露出来， 12 因为他们暗中所做的，连说出来也是可耻的。 13 然而，一切被光所揭露的事，都要成为明显的， 14 因为使一切成为明显的，就是光。所以有话说：
“醒过来！睡着的人哪，从死人中起来吧！
基督就要光照你了！”
基督徒生活的一致性
15 所以，你们要仔细察看怎样行事为人，不要像没有智慧的人，而要像有智慧的人； 16 要把握机会[d]，因为这时代是邪恶的。 17 为此，不要做愚妄的人，而要领悟主的旨意是什么。 18 不要醉酒，醉酒带来[e]放荡，而要被圣灵充满：
19 用诗篇、圣诗、属灵的诗歌彼此对说，
从你们的心里，歌颂赞美主；
20 奉我们主耶稣基督的名，
为一切常常感谢父神；
21 怀着敬畏基督[f]的心，彼此服从。
妻子与丈夫
22 你们做妻子的，要服从[g]自己的丈夫，如同服从主， 23 因为丈夫是妻子的头，正如基督是教会的头；他也是这身体的救主。 24 而且教会怎样服从基督，妻子也照样要在一切事上服从[h]丈夫。 25 你们做丈夫的，要爱自己的妻子，就像基督也爱了教会，为她舍弃了自己。 26 基督这么做[i]，是要藉着话语，用水[j]的洗涤而洁净教会，使她分别为圣， 27 为要给自己预备一个荣耀的教会，没有污渍、皱纹或任何这类的事，却要她成为圣洁、毫无瑕疵。 28 照样，丈夫也应该爱自己的妻子，就像爱自己的身体一样；那爱自己妻子的，就是爱自己。 29 从来没有人恨恶自己的身体，总是保养、顾惜它，就像基督[k]对待教会那样， 30 因为我们是基督身体的各个部分[l][m]。
31 “为这缘故，人将离开父母，
与妻子结合，
两个人就成为一体。”[n]
32 这是极大的奥秘，但我是指着基督和教会说的。 33 不过，你们每一个人也要爱自己的妻子，就像爱自己一样；而妻子要敬重[o]丈夫。
Footnotes
- 以弗所书 5:2 行事——原文直译“行走”。
- 以弗所书 5:6 不信从的儿女——或译作“悖逆的人”。
- 以弗所书 5:9 属于光的果子——有古抄本作“圣灵的果子”。参《加拉太书》5:22。
- 以弗所书 5:16 要把握机会——原文直译“要赎回时机”。
- 以弗所书 5:18 带来——原文直译“就是”。
- 以弗所书 5:21 基督——有古抄本作“神”。
- 以弗所书 5:22 有古抄本没有“服从”。
- 以弗所书 5:24 有古抄本附“自己的”。
- 以弗所书 5:26 基督这么做——辅助词语。
- 以弗所书 5:26 用水——或译作“在水里”。
- 以弗所书 5:29 基督——有古抄本作“主”。
- 以弗所书 5:30 部分——或译作“肢体”。
- 以弗所书 5:30 有古抄本附“是属他的肉，属他的骨”。
- 以弗所书 5:31 《创世记》2:24。
- 以弗所书 5:33 敬重——或译作“敬畏”。
Ephesians 5
Names of God Bible
Imitate God
5 Imitate God, since you are the children he loves. 2 Live in love as Christ also loved us. He gave his life for us as an offering and sacrifice, a soothing aroma to God.
3 Don’t let sexual sin, perversion of any kind, or greed even be mentioned among you. This is not appropriate behavior for God’s holy people. 4 It’s not right that dirty stories, foolish talk, or obscene jokes should be mentioned among you either. Instead, give thanks to God. 5 You know very well that no person who is involved in sexual sin, perversion, or greed (which means worshiping wealth) can have any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Don’t let anyone deceive you with meaningless words. It is because of sins like these that God’s anger comes to those who refuse to obey him. 7 Don’t be partners with them.
8 Once you lived in the dark, but now the Lord has filled you with light. Live as children who have light. 9 Light produces everything that is good, that has God’s approval, and that is true. 10 Determine which things please the Lord. 11 Have nothing to do with the useless works that darkness produces. Instead, expose them for what they are. 12 It is shameful to talk about what some people do in secret. 13 Light exposes the true character of everything 14 because light makes everything easy to see. That’s why it says:
“Wake up, sleeper!
Rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”[a]
15 So then, be very careful how you live. Don’t live like foolish people but like wise people. 16 Make the most of your opportunities because these are evil days. 17 So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord wants. 18 Don’t get drunk on wine, which leads to wild living. Instead, be filled with the Spirit[b] 19 by reciting psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs for your own good. Sing and make music to the Lord with your hearts. 20 Always thank God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Yeshua Christ.
Advice to Wives and Husbands
21 Place yourselves under each other’s authority out of respect for Christ.
22 Wives, place yourselves under your husbands’ authority as you have placed yourselves under the Lord’s authority.[c] 23 The husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. It is his body, and he is its Savior. 24 As the church is under Christ’s authority, so wives are under their husbands’ authority in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it. 26 He did this to make the church holy by cleansing it, washing it using water along with spoken words. 27 Then he could present it to himself as a glorious church, without any kind of stain or wrinkle—holy and without faults. 28 So husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself. 29 No one ever hated his own body. Instead, he feeds and takes care of it, as Christ takes care of the church. 30 We are parts of his body. 31 That’s why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will be one. 32 This is a great mystery. (I’m talking about Christ’s relationship to the church.) 33 But every husband must love his wife as he loves himself, and wives should respect their husbands.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 5:14 Or “and you will shine with Christ’s light.”
- Ephesians 5:18 Or “in your spirit.”
- Ephesians 5:22 English equivalent difficult.
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