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Ephesians 5 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Be Imitators of God

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Therefore^G3767 be imitators^G3402 of God^G2316, as beloved^G27 children^G5043;

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Eph 5:2 - and walk^G4043 in love^G26, just^G2531 as^G2531 Christ^G5547 also^G2532 loved^G25 [fn]you and gave^G3860 Himself^G1438 up^G3860 for us, an offering^G4376 and a sacrifice^G2378 to God^G2316 [fn]as a fragrant^G2175 aroma^G3744.

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But sexual^G4202 immorality^G4202 [fn]or^G2532 any^G3956 impurity^G167 or^G2228 greed^G4124 must not even^G3366 be mentioned^G3687 among^G1722 you, as is proper^G4241 among [fn]saints^G40;

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Eph 5:4 - and there must be no filthiness^G151 [fn]or foolish^G3473 talk^G3473, or^G2228 vulgar^G2160 joking^G2160, which^G3739 are not fitting^G433, but rather^G3123 giving^G2169 of^G2169 thanks^G2169.

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Eph 5:5 - For this^G3778 you know^G6063 with certainty^G1097, that no^G3756^G3956 sexually^G4205 immoral^G4205 or^G2228 [fn]impure^G169 or^G2228 greedy^G4123 person^G4123, which^G3739 [fn]amounts to an idolater^G1496, has^G2192 an inheritance^G2817 in the kingdom^G932 of Christ^G5547 and God^G2316.

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See that no^G3367 one^G3367 deceives^G538 you with empty^G2756 words^G3056, for because^G1223 of these^G3778 things^G3778 the wrath^G3709 of God^G2316 comes^G2064 upon the [fn]sons^G5207 of disobedience^G543.

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Eph 5:7 - Therefore^G3767 do not become^G1096 partners^G4830 with them;

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Eph 5:8 - for you were once^G4218 darkness^G4655, but now^G3568 you are light^G5457 in the Lord^G2962; walk^G4043 as children^G5043 of light^G5457

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Eph 5:9 - (for the fruit^G2590 of the light^G5457 consists in all^G3956 goodness^G19, righteousness^G1343, and truth^G225),

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Eph 5:10 - [fn]as you try^G1381 to^G1381 learn^G1381 what^G5101 is pleasing^G2101 to the Lord^G2962.

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Eph 5:11 - Do not participate^G4790 in the useless^G175 deeds^G2041 of darkness^G4655, but instead^G3123 even^G2532 expose^G1651 them;

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Eph 5:12 - for it is disgraceful^G150 even^G2532 to speak^G3004 of the things which are done^G1096 by them in^G2931 secret^G2931.

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Eph 5:13 - But all^G3956 things^G3956 become^G5319 visible^G5319 when they are exposed^G1651 by the light^G5457, for everything^G3956 that becomes^G5319 visible^G5319 is light^G5457.

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Eph 5:14 - For this^G1352 reason^G1352 [fn]it says^G3004,

“Awake^G1453, sleeper^G2518,

And arise^G450 from the dead^G3498,

And Christ^G5547 will shine^G2017 on^G2017 you.”

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So^G3767 then^G3767, [fn]be careful^G991^G199 how^G4459 you walk^G4043, not as unwise^G781 people^G781 but as wise^G4680,

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Eph 5:16 - [fn]making^G1805 the^G1805 most^G1805 of^G1805 your time^G2540, because^G3754 the days^G2250 are evil^G4190.

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Eph 5:17 - Therefore^G1223^G3778 do not be foolish^G878, but understand^G4920 what^G5101 the will^G2307 of the Lord^G2962 is.

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Eph 5:18 - And do not get^G3182 drunk^G3182 with wine^G3631, [fn]in which there is debauchery^G810, but be filled^G4137 with the Spirit^G4151,

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Eph 5:19 - speaking^G2980 to [fn]one^G1438 another^G1438 in psalms^G5568 and hymns^G5215 and spiritual^G4152 songs^G5603, singing^G103 and making^G5567 melody^G5567 with your hearts^G2588 to the Lord^G2962;

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Eph 5:20 - always^G3842 giving^G2168 thanks^G2168 for all^G3956 things^G3956 in the name^G3686 of our Lord^G2962 Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547 to our God^G2316 and Father^G3962;

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Eph 5:21 - [fn]and subject^G5293 yourselves^G5293 to one^G240 another^G240 in the [fn]fear^G5401 of Christ^G5547.

Marriage like Christ and the Church

(cf. Col 3:18, 19 )

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Wives^G1135, subject yourselves to your own^G2398 husbands^G435, as to the Lord^G2962.

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Eph 5:23 - For the husband^G435 is the head^G2776 of the wife^G1135, as Christ^G5547 also^G2532 is the head^G2776 of the church^G1577, He Himself^G846 being the Savior^G4990 of the body^G4983.

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Eph 5:24 - But as the church^G1577 is^G5293 subject^G5293 to Christ^G5547, so^G3779 also^G2532 the wives^G1135 ought to be to their husbands^G435 in everything^G3956.

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Husbands^G435, love^G25 your wives^G1135, just^G2531 as^G2531 Christ^G5547 also^G2532 loved^G25 the church^G1577 and gave^G3860 Himself^G1438 up^G3860 for her,

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Eph 5:26 - so^G2443 that^G2443 He might sanctify^G37 her, having cleansed^G2511 her by the washing^G3067 of water^G5204 with the word^G4487,

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Eph 5:27 - that He might present^G3936 to Himself^G1438 the church^G1577 [fn]in all^G1741 her glory^G1741, having^G2192 no^G3361 spot^G4696 or^G2228 wrinkle^G4512 or^G2228 any^G5100 such^G5108 thing^G5108; but that she would be holy^G40 and blameless^G299.

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Eph 5:28 - So^G3779 husbands^G435 also^G2532 ought^G3784 to love^G25 their own^G1438 wives^G1135 as their own^G1438 bodies^G4983. He who loves^G25 his own^G1438 wife^G1135 loves^G25 himself^G1438;

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Eph 5:29 - for no^G3762 one^G3762 ever^G4218 hated^G3404 his own^G1438 flesh^G4561, but nourishes^G1625 and cherishes^G2282 it, just^G2531 as^G2531 Christ^G5547 also^G2532 does the church^G1577,

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Eph 5:30 - because^G3754 we are parts^G3196 of His body^G4983.

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Eph 5:31 - FOR THIS^G3778 REASON^G473 A MAN^G444 SHALL LEAVE^G2641 HIS FATHER^G3962 AND HIS MOTHER^G3384 AND BE JOINED^G4347 TO HIS WIFE^G1135, AND THE TWO^G1417 SHALL BECOME^G1510^G1519 ONE^G1520 FLESH^G4561.

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Eph 5:32 - This^G3778 mystery^G3466 is great^G3173; but I am speaking^G3004 with reference^G1519 to Christ^G5547 and the church^G1577.

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Eph 5:33 - Nevertheless^G4133, as for you individually^G2596^G1520, each^G1538 husband is to love^G25 his own^G1438 wife^G1135 the same^G3779 as himself^G1438, and the wife^G1135 must see to it that she respects^G5399 her husband^G435.

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(5:2)

One early ms us

(5:2)

Lit for an odor of fragrance

(5:3)

Lit and all

(5:3)

Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people

Lit and

I.e., morally impure

Lit is

I.e., people opposed to God

(5:10)

Lit putting to the test what

(5:14)

Or He

(5:15)

Lit look carefully

(5:16)

Lit redeeming the time

(5:18)

Or by which

(5:19)

Or yourselves

(5:21)

Lit being submissive to

(5:21)

Or reverence for

(5:27)

Lit glorious

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