Ephesians 5:1–20

¹Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children, ²and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.

³But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints; ⁴and filthiness and foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather thanksgiving. ⁵For this ye are well informed of, knowing that no fornicator, or unclean person, or person of unbridled lust, who is an idolater, has inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God. ⁶Let no one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. ⁷Be not ye therefore fellow-partakers with them; ⁸for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light, ⁹(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,) ¹⁰proving what is agreeable to the Lord; ¹¹and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove them, ¹²for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say. ¹³But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light. ¹⁴Wherefore he says, Wake up, thou that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee. ¹⁵See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise, ¹⁶redeeming the time, because the days are evil. ¹⁷For this reason be not foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord. ¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, ¹⁹speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and chanting with your heart to the Lord; ²⁰giving thanks at all times for all things to him who is God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,