Ephesians 5 - English Standard Version (ESV)

Walk in Love

5 (A)Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And (B)walk in love, (C)as Christ loved us and (D)gave himself up for us, a (E)fragrant (F)offering and sacrifice to God.

3 But (G)sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness (H)must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. 4 Let there be (I)no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, (J)which are out of place, but instead (K)let there be thanksgiving. 5 For you may be sure of this, that (L)everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous ((M)that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 (N)Let no one (O)deceive you with empty words, for because of these things (P)the wrath of God comes upon (Q)the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore (R)do not become partners with them; 8 for (S)at one time you were (T)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. (U)Walk as children of light 9 (for (V)the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and (W)try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 (X)Take no part in the (Y)unfruitful (Z)works of darkness, but instead (AA)expose them. 12 For (AB)it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13 But when (AC)anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

(AD)“Awake, O sleeper,
and (AE)arise from the dead,
and (AF)Christ will shine on you.”

15 (AG)Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 (AH)making the best use of the time, because (AI)the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what (AJ)the will of the Lord is. 18 And (AK)do not get drunk with wine, for that is (AL)debauchery, but (AM)be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in (AN)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 (AO)giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father (AP)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 (AQ)submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Wives and Husbands

22 (AR)Wives, (AS)submit to your own husbands, (AT)as to the Lord. 23 For (AU)the husband is the head of the wife even as (AV)Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is (AW)himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit (AX)in everything to their husbands.

25 (AY)Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and (AZ)gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by (BA)the washing of water (BB)with the word, 27 so (BC)that he might present the church to himself in splendor, (BD)without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.[a] 28 In the same way (BE)husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because (BF)we are members of his body. 31 (BG)“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and (BH)the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 33 However, (BI)let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she (BJ)respects her husband.

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:27 Or holy and blameless

Cross references

  1. Ephesians 5:1 : [ch. 4:32; Matt. 5:7, 48; Luke 6:36]
  2. Ephesians 5:2 : Rom. 14:15; [Col. 3:14]; See John 13:34
  3. Ephesians 5:2 : See Rom. 8:37
  4. Ephesians 5:2 : See Rom. 4:25
  5. Ephesians 5:2 : See Gen. 8:21
  6. Ephesians 5:2 : Heb. 7:27; 9:14; 10:10, 12
  7. Ephesians 5:3 : 1 Cor. 6:18; See Gal. 5:19
  8. Ephesians 5:3 : [ver. 12; Ps. 16:4]
  9. Ephesians 5:4 : ch. 4:29; [Eccles. 10:13]
  10. Ephesians 5:4 : [Rom. 1:28]
  11. Ephesians 5:4 : ver. 20
  12. Ephesians 5:5 : See 1 Cor. 6:9
  13. Ephesians 5:5 : Col. 3:5
  14. Ephesians 5:6 : See Matt. 24:4
  15. Ephesians 5:6 : Col. 2:8
  16. Ephesians 5:6 : Rom. 1:18; Col. 3:6
  17. Ephesians 5:6 : ch. 2:2; [1 Pet. 1:14]
  18. Ephesians 5:7 : ch. 3:6
  19. Ephesians 5:8 : See ch. 2:1, 2
  20. Ephesians 5:8 : See Acts 26:18
  21. Ephesians 5:8 : Isa. 2:5; See Luke 16:8; John 12:35, 36
  22. Ephesians 5:9 : [Gal. 5:22]; See Rom. 7:4
  23. Ephesians 5:10 : 1 Thess. 2:4; 5:21
  24. Ephesians 5:11 : See 1 Cor. 5:9
  25. Ephesians 5:11 : Rom. 6:21
  26. Ephesians 5:11 : Rom. 13:12
  27. Ephesians 5:11 : Lev. 19:17; 1 Tim. 5:20
  28. Ephesians 5:12 : [ver. 3]
  29. Ephesians 5:13 : John 3:20, 21; [ver. 9]
  30. Ephesians 5:14 : [Isa. 51:17; 52:1; 60:1; Mal. 4:2]; See Rom. 13:11
  31. Ephesians 5:14 : Isa. 26:19
  32. Ephesians 5:14 : Luke 1:78, 79
  33. Ephesians 5:15 : Col. 4:5; [Prov. 15:21]
  34. Ephesians 5:16 : [See ver. 15 above]; Col. 4:5; [Prov. 15:21]
  35. Ephesians 5:16 : ch. 6:13; Eccles. 12:1; Amos 5:13; Gal. 1:4
  36. Ephesians 5:17 : Rom. 12:2; 1 Thess. 4:3; 5:18
  37. Ephesians 5:18 : Prov. 20:1; 23:20, 31; 1 Cor. 5:11
  38. Ephesians 5:18 : Titus 1:6; 1 Pet. 4:4
  39. Ephesians 5:18 : [Luke 1:15]
  40. Ephesians 5:19 : Acts 16:25; 1 Cor. 14:26; Col. 3:16; James 5:13
  41. Ephesians 5:20 : Col. 3:17; 1 Thess. 1:2; 2 Thess. 1:3
  42. Ephesians 5:20 : Heb. 13:15; [John 14:13]
  43. Ephesians 5:21 : [Phil. 2:3]
  44. Ephesians 5:22 : For ch. 5:22–6:9, see Col. 3:18–4:1
  45. Ephesians 5:22 : See Gen. 3:16
  46. Ephesians 5:22 : [ch. 6:5]
  47. Ephesians 5:23 : 1 Cor. 11:3
  48. Ephesians 5:23 : See ch. 1:22, 23
  49. Ephesians 5:23 : [1 Cor. 6:13]
  50. Ephesians 5:24 : [Col. 3:20, 22; Titus 2:9]
  51. Ephesians 5:25 : ver. 28, 33; [1 Pet. 3:7]
  52. Ephesians 5:25 : ver. 2
  53. Ephesians 5:26 : Titus 3:5; [Rev. 7:14]
  54. Ephesians 5:26 : ch. 6:17; Heb. 6:5; See John 15:3
  55. Ephesians 5:27 : 2 Cor. 11:2; See ch. 1:4
  56. Ephesians 5:27 : Song 4:7
  57. Ephesians 5:28 : ver. 25, 33
  58. Ephesians 5:30 : [Gen. 2:23]; See 1 Cor. 6:15
  59. Ephesians 5:31 : Matt. 19:5; Mark 10:7, 8; Cited from Gen. 2:24
  60. Ephesians 5:31 : 1 Cor. 6:16
  61. Ephesians 5:33 : ver. 25, 28
  62. Ephesians 5:33 : 1 Pet. 3:2, 6

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