Ephesians 5–6

Chapter 5

Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children:

²And 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.

³But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not so much as be named among you, as becometh saints:

⁴Or obscenity or foolish talking or scurrility, which is to no purpose: but rather giving of thanks.

⁵For 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.

⁶Let no man deceive you with vain words. For because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the children of unbelief.

⁷Be ye not therefore partakers with them.

⁸For you were heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk then as children of the light.

⁹For the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and truth:

¹⁰Proving what is well pleasing to God.

¹¹And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness: but rather reprove them.

¹²For the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.

¹³But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for all that is made manifest is light.

¹⁴Wherefore he saith: Rise, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead: and Christ shall enlighten thee.

¹⁵See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not as unwise,

¹⁶But as wise: redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁷Wherefore, become not unwise: but understanding what is the will of God.

¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury: but be ye filled with the Holy Spirit,

¹⁹Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord:

²⁰Giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father:

²¹Being subject one to another, in the fear of Christ.

²²Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord:

²³Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his body.

²⁴Therefore as the church is subject to Christ: so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things.

²⁵Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church and delivered himself up for it:

²⁶That he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life:

²⁷That 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.

²⁸So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

²⁹For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the church:

³⁰Because we are members of his body, of his flesh and of his bones.

³¹For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother: and shall cleave to his wife. And they shall be two in one flesh.

³²This is a great sacrament: but I speak in Christ and in the church.

³³Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular Ephesians 5:33 (D-R): love his wife as himself: And let the wife fear her husband.

Chapter 6

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is just.

²Honour thy father and thy mother, which is the first commandment with a promise:

³That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest be long lived upon earth.

⁴And you, fathers, provoke not your children to anger: but bring them up in the discipline and correction of the Lord.

⁵Servants, be obedient to them that are your lords according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to Christ.

⁶Not serving to the eye, as it were pleasing men: but, as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

⁷With a good will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men.

⁸Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man shall do, the same shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

⁹And you, masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatenings: knowing that the Lord both of them and you is in heaven. And there is no respect of persons with him.

¹⁰Finally, brethren, be strengthened in the Lord and in the might of his power.

¹¹Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil.

¹²For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places.

¹³Therefore, take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day and to stand in all things perfect.

¹⁴Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate of justice:

¹⁵And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.

¹⁶In all things taking the shield of faith, wherewith you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one.

¹⁷And take unto you the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit (which is the word of God).

¹⁸By all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the spirit: and in the same watching with all instance and supplication for all the saints:

¹⁹And for me, that speech may be given me, that I may open my mouth with confidence, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

²⁰For which I am an ambassador in a chain: so that therein I may be bold to speak according as I ought.

²¹But that you also may know the things that concern me and what I am doing, Tychicus, my dearest brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known to you all things:

²²Whom I have sent to you for this same purpose: that you may know the things concerning us, and that he may comfort your hearts.

²³Peace be to the brethren and charity with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁴Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in incorruption. Amen.