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[1] Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children;
[2] And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness.
[3] But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not so much as be named among you, as becometh saints:
[4] Or obscenity, or foolish talking, or scurrility, which is to no purpose; but rather giving of thanks.
[5] For know you this and understand, that no fornicator, or unclean, or covetous person (which is a serving of idols), hath inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
[6] Let no man deceive you with vain words. For because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the children of unbelief.
[7] Be ye not therefore partakers with them.
[8] For you were heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk then as children of the light.
[9] For the fruit of the light is in all goodness, and justice, and truth;
[10] Proving what is well pleasing to God:
[11] And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
[12] For the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.
[13] But all things that are reproved, are made manifest by the light; for all that is made manifest is light.
[14] Wherefore he saith: Rise thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead: and Christ shall enlighten thee.
[15] See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not as unwise,
[16] But as wise: redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
[17] Wherefore become not unwise, but understanding what is the will of God.
[18] And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury; but be ye filled with the holy Spirit,
[19] Speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord;
[20] Giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father:
[21] Being subject one to another, in the fear of Christ.
[22] Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord:
[23] Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his body.
[24] Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things.
[25] Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it:
[26] That he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life:
[27] That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any; such thing; but that it should be holy, and without blemish.
[28] So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
[29] For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the church:
[30] Because we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
[31] For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall be two in one flesh.
[32] This is a great sacrament; but I speak in Christ and in the church.
[33] Nevertheless let every one of you in particular love his wife as himself: and let the wife fear her husband.
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