Ephesians 5:1–20

¹Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, ²and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell.

³And whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints; ⁴also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting,—the things not fit—but rather thanksgiving; ⁵for this ye know, that every whoremonger, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, hath no inheritance in the reign of the Christ and God. ⁶Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience, ⁷become not, then, partakers with them, ⁸for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye, ⁹for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth, ¹⁰proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord, ¹¹and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict, ¹²for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of, ¹³and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light; ¹⁴wherefore he saith, ‘Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.’ ¹⁵See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise, ¹⁶redeeming the time, because the days are evil; ¹⁷because of this become not fools, but—understanding what is the will of the Lord, ¹⁸and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit, ¹⁹speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, ²⁰giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the God and Father.