Ephesians 5 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Be Imitators of God

5 (A)Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; 2 and (B)walk in love, just as Christ also (C)loved [a]you and (D)gave Himself up for us, an (E)offering and a sacrifice to God [b]as a (F)fragrant aroma.

3 But (G)sexual immorality [c]or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among [d]saints; 4 and there must be no (H)filthiness [e]or foolish talk, or vulgar joking, which (I)are not fitting, but rather (J)giving of thanks. 5 For this you know with certainty, that (K)no sexually immoral or [f]impure or greedy person, which [g]amounts to an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom (L)of Christ and God.

6 (M)See that no one deceives you with empty words, for because of these things (N)the wrath of God comes upon (O)the [h]sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not become (P)partners with them; 8 for (Q)you were once (R)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as (S)children of light 9 (for (T)the fruit of the light consists in all (U)goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 [i](V)as you try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 (W)Do not participate in the useless (X)deeds of (Y)darkness, but instead even (Z)expose them; 12 for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things become visible (AA)when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light. 14 For this reason [j]it says,

“(AB)Awake, sleeper,
And arise from (AC)the dead,
And Christ (AD)will shine on you.”

15 So then, [k]be careful how you (AE)walk, not (AF)as unwise people but as wise, 16 [l](AG)making the most of your time, because (AH)the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but (AI)understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And (AJ)do not get drunk with wine, [m]in which there is (AK)debauchery, but be (AL)filled with the Spirit, 19 (AM)speaking to [n]one another in (AN)psalms and (AO)hymns and spiritual (AP)songs, (AQ)singing and making melody with your hearts to the Lord; 20 (AR)always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to our (AS)God and Father; 21 [o](AT)and subject yourselves to one another in the [p](AU)fear of Christ.

Marriage like Christ and the Church

22 (AV)Wives, (AW)subject yourselves to your own husbands, (AX)as to the Lord. 23 For (AY)the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the (AZ)head of the church, He Himself (BA)being the Savior of the body. 24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

25 (BB)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and (BC)gave Himself up for her, 26 (BD)so that He might sanctify her, having (BE)cleansed her by the (BF)washing of water with (BG)the word, 27 that He might (BH)present to Himself the church [q]in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be (BI)holy and blameless. 28 So husbands also ought to (BJ)love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; 29 for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, 30 because we are (BK)parts of His (BL)body. 31 (BM)For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. 32 This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless, as for you individually, each husband is to (BN)love his own wife the same as himself, and the wife must see to it that she (BO)respects her husband.

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:2 One early ms us
  2. Ephesians 5:2 Lit for an odor of fragrance
  3. Ephesians 5:3 Lit and all
  4. Ephesians 5:3 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  5. Ephesians 5:4 Lit and
  6. Ephesians 5:5 I.e., morally impure
  7. Ephesians 5:5 Lit is
  8. Ephesians 5:6 I.e., people opposed to God
  9. Ephesians 5:10 Lit putting to the test what
  10. Ephesians 5:14 Or He
  11. Ephesians 5:15 Lit look carefully
  12. Ephesians 5:16 Lit redeeming the time
  13. Ephesians 5:18 Or by which
  14. Ephesians 5:19 Or yourselves
  15. Ephesians 5:21 Lit being submissive to
  16. Ephesians 5:21 Or reverence for
  17. Ephesians 5:27 Lit glorious

Cross references

  1. Ephesians 5:1 : Matt 5:48; Luke 6:36; Eph 4:32
  2. Ephesians 5:2 : Rom 14:15; Col 3:14
  3. Ephesians 5:2 : John 13:34; Rom 8:37
  4. Ephesians 5:2 : John 6:51; Rom 4:25; Gal 2:20; Eph 5:25
  5. Ephesians 5:2 : Heb 7:27; 9:14; 10:10, 12
  6. Ephesians 5:2 : Ex 29:18, 25; 2 Cor 2:14
  7. Ephesians 5:3 : Col 3:5
  8. Ephesians 5:4 : Matt 12:34; Eph 4:29; Col 3:8
  9. Ephesians 5:4 : Rom 1:28
  10. Ephesians 5:4 : Eph 5:20
  11. Ephesians 5:5 : 1 Cor 6:9; Col 3:5
  12. Ephesians 5:5 : Col 1:13
  13. Ephesians 5:6 : Col 2:8
  14. Ephesians 5:6 : Rom 1:18; Col 3:6
  15. Ephesians 5:6 : Eph 2:2
  16. Ephesians 5:7 : Eph 3:6
  17. Ephesians 5:8 : Eph 2:2
  18. Ephesians 5:8 : Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f
  19. Ephesians 5:8 : John 12:36; Rom 13:12
  20. Ephesians 5:9 : Gal 5:22
  21. Ephesians 5:9 : Rom 15:14
  22. Ephesians 5:10 : Rom 12:2
  23. Ephesians 5:11 : 1 Cor 5:9; 2 Cor 6:14
  24. Ephesians 5:11 : Rom 13:12
  25. Ephesians 5:11 : Acts 26:18; Col 1:12f
  26. Ephesians 5:11 : 1 Tim 5:20
  27. Ephesians 5:13 : John 3:20f
  28. Ephesians 5:14 : Is 26:19; 51:17; 52:1; 60:1; Rom 13:11
  29. Ephesians 5:14 : Eph 2:1
  30. Ephesians 5:14 : Luke 1:78f
  31. Ephesians 5:15 : Eph 5:2
  32. Ephesians 5:15 : Col 4:5
  33. Ephesians 5:16 : Col 4:5
  34. Ephesians 5:16 : Gal 1:4; Eph 6:13
  35. Ephesians 5:17 : Rom 12:2; Col 1:9; 1 Thess 4:3
  36. Ephesians 5:18 : Prov 20:1; 23:31f; Rom 13:13; 1 Cor 5:11; 1 Thess 5:7
  37. Ephesians 5:18 : Titus 1:6; 1 Pet 4:4
  38. Ephesians 5:18 : Luke 1:15
  39. Ephesians 5:19 : Col 3:16
  40. Ephesians 5:19 : 1 Cor 14:26
  41. Ephesians 5:19 : Acts 16:25
  42. Ephesians 5:19 : Rev 5:9
  43. Ephesians 5:19 : 1 Cor 14:15
  44. Ephesians 5:20 : Rom 1:8; Eph 5:4; Col 3:17
  45. Ephesians 5:20 : 1 Cor 15:24
  46. Ephesians 5:21 : Gal 5:13; Phil 2:3; 1 Pet 5:5
  47. Ephesians 5:21 : 2 Cor 5:11
  48. Ephesians 5:22 : Eph 5:22-6:9: Col 3:18-4:1
  49. Ephesians 5:22 : 1 Cor 14:34f; Titus 2:5; 1 Pet 3:1
  50. Ephesians 5:22 : Eph 6:5
  51. Ephesians 5:23 : 1 Cor 11:3
  52. Ephesians 5:23 : Eph 1:22
  53. Ephesians 5:23 : 1 Cor 6:13
  54. Ephesians 5:25 : Eph 5:28, 33; Col 3:19; 1 Pet 3:7
  55. Ephesians 5:25 : Eph 5:2
  56. Ephesians 5:26 : Titus 2:14; Heb 10:10, 14, 29; 13:12
  57. Ephesians 5:26 : 2 Pet 1:9
  58. Ephesians 5:26 : Acts 22:16; 1 Cor 6:11; Titus 3:5
  59. Ephesians 5:26 : John 15:3; 17:17; Rom 10:8f; Eph 6:17
  60. Ephesians 5:27 : 2 Cor 4:14; 11:2; Col 1:22
  61. Ephesians 5:27 : Eph 1:4
  62. Ephesians 5:28 : Eph 5:25, 33; 1 Pet 3:7
  63. Ephesians 5:30 : 1 Cor 6:15; 12:27
  64. Ephesians 5:30 : Eph 1:23
  65. Ephesians 5:31 : Gen 2:24; Matt 19:5; Mark 10:7f
  66. Ephesians 5:33 : Eph 5:25, 28; 1 Pet 3:7
  67. Ephesians 5:33 : 1 Pet 3:2, 5f

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