Ephesians 5
English Standard Version
Walk in Love
5 (A)Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And (B)walk in love, (C)as Christ loved us and (D)gave himself up for us, a (E)fragrant (F)offering and sacrifice to God.
3 But (G)sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness (H)must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. 4 Let there be (I)no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, (J)which are out of place, but instead (K)let there be thanksgiving. 5 For you may be sure of this, that (L)everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous ((M)that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 (N)Let no one (O)deceive you with empty words, for because of these things (P)the wrath of God comes upon (Q)the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore (R)do not become partners with them; 8 for (S)at one time you were (T)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. (U)Walk as children of light 9 (for (V)the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and (W)try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 (X)Take no part in the (Y)unfruitful (Z)works of darkness, but instead (AA)expose them. 12 For (AB)it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13 But when (AC)anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
15 (AG)Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 (AH)making the best use of the time, because (AI)the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what (AJ)the will of the Lord is. 18 And (AK)do not get drunk with wine, for that is (AL)debauchery, but (AM)be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in (AN)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 (AO)giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father (AP)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 (AQ)submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Wives and Husbands
22 (AR)Wives, (AS)submit to your own husbands, (AT)as to the Lord. 23 For (AU)the husband is the head of the wife even as (AV)Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is (AW)himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit (AX)in everything to their husbands.
25 (AY)Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and (AZ)gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by (BA)the washing of water (BB)with the word, 27 so (BC)that he might present the church to himself in splendor, (BD)without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.[a] 28 In the same way (BE)husbands should love their 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 Christ does the church, 30 because (BF)we are members of his body. 31 (BG)“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and (BH)the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 33 However, (BI)let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she (BJ)respects her husband.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 5:27 Or holy and blameless
Efèz 5
Haitian Creole Version
5 ¶ Se sa ki fè, paske nou se pitit Bondye renmen anpil, se pou nou chache fè tankou Bondye fè.
2 Se pou nou viv ak renmen nan kè nou, menm jan Kris la te fè l' la, li menm ki te renmen nou, ki te bay lavi l' pou nou tankou yon ti mouton yo ofri pou touye pou Bondye, ofrann k'ap fè Bondye plezi ak bon sant li.
3 ¶ Paske nou se pèp Bondye a, sa pa bon pou nou menm louvri bouch nou pale sou dezòd lachè, sou bagay ki sal ak vye dezi.
4 Sa pa bon non plis pou nou kite gwo mo, pawòl san sans ak mo sal soti nan bouch nou. Bagay konsa pa dakò ak sa nou ye. Okontrè, se pou nou lapriyè pou di Bondye mèsi.
5 Paske, konnen sa byen: okenn moun ki nan dezòd lachè, osinon ki nan lenkondite, osinon ki renmen lajan (moun konsa se tankou moun k'ap sèvi zidòl), okenn nan moun sa yo p'ap gen pòsyon eritaj nan peyi kote Bondye ak Kris la wa a.
6 Pa kite pesonn twonpe nou ak pawòl san sans yo: se poutèt bagay sa yo menm kòlè Bondye tonbe sou moun ki refize obeyi l' yo.
7 Nou pa gen anyen pou nou wè ak moun konsa.
8 Nan tan lontan, nou te nan fènwa. Men koulye a, paske n'ap viv ansanm nan Seyè a, nou nan limyè. Se sa ki fè, fòk nou mennen tèt nou tankou moun k'ap viv nan limyè a.
9 Paske, limyè a fè moun fè bagay ki bon, bagay ki dwat ak bagay ki vre.
10 Chache konnen sa k'ap fè Seyè a plezi.
11 Nou pa gen anyen pou nou wè ak moun k'ap viv nan fènwa, moun k'ap fè bagay ki p'ap rapòte anyen. Okontrè, denonse yo pou sa yo ye.
12 Bagay moun sa yo ap fè an kachèt, se yon wont menm pou pale sou sa.
13 Men, lè ou mete tout bagay sa yo aklè nan limyè, lèzòm va wè sa yo ye tout bon.
14 Paske, tout bagay ki parèt aklè tounen limyè. Se poutèt sa yo di: Leve non, ou menm k'ap dòmi an, leve soti nan mitan mò yo. Kris la va klere ou.
15 Se sa ki fè, konnen ki jan pou n' mennen tèt nou! Pa mennen tèt nou tankou moun ki sòt, men tankou moun ki gen konprann.
16 Pa kite okenn okazyon pase pou fè sa ki byen. Paske, jou sa yo n'ap viv la a pa bon menm.
17 Se poutèt sa, pran tèt nou byen, chache konnen sa Seyè a vle nou fè.
18 Pa soule tèt nou ak diven, sa ka mennen nou nan debòch. Okontrè, plen kè nou ak Sentespri.
19 Lè n'ap pale yonn ak lòt, sèvi ak pawòl ki nan sòm yo, nan kantik yo, ak nan chante Lespri Bondye a moutre nou. Chante kantik ak sòm pou Seyè a lè n'ap fè lwanj li ak tout kè nou.
20 Nan non Seyè nou an, Jezikri, se tout tan pou n'ap di Bondye Papa a mèsi pou tout bagay.
21 ¶ Se pou nou yonn soumèt devan lòt pa respè pou Kris la.
22 Nou menm, medam yo, soumèt devan mari nou tankou nou soumèt devan Seyè a.
23 Paske, yon mari se chèf madanm li menm jan Kris la se chèf legliz la. Se Kris la menm ki delivre legliz la ki kò li.
24 Konsa, se pou medam yo soumèt devan mari yo menm jan legliz la soumèt devan Kris la.
25 Nou menm, mari yo, se pou nou renmen madanm nou menm jan Kris la te renmen legliz la, jouk li te asepte mouri pou li.
26 Li te fè sa pou li te ka mete legliz la apa pou Bondye. Li lave legliz la nan dlo ak nan pawòl li.
27 Paske, li te vle pou legliz la parèt devan l' nan tout bèl pouvwa li, byen pwòp, san okenn defo, ni okenn tach, ni okenn pli, ni okenn mank.
28 Se pou mari yo renmen madanm yo menm jan yo renmen pwòp tèt pa yo. Yon nonm ki renmen madanm li, li renmen pwòp tèt pa li tou.
29 Pesonn pa janm rayi kò li. Okontrè, li ba l' manje, li pran swen l', tankou Kris la ap fè sa pou legliz la
30 paske nou se manm kò li.
31 Jan sa ekri nan Liv la: Se poutèt sa, gason an va kite papa l' ak manman l', pou l' mete tèt li ak madanm li, pou tou de fè yon sèl.
32 Se yon gwo verite wi Bondye fè nou konnen nan pawòl sa a. Mwen menm, mwen kwè verite sa a se pou Kris la ak legliz la.
33 Men, li bon pou nou tou: se pou chak mari renmen madanm yo tankou yo renmen tèt pa yo, epitou se pou chak madanm respekte mari yo.
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