Modern Literal Version
[Ephesians 5]

     ^5:1 Therefore become^* imitators of God, as beloved children, ^5:2 and walk^* in love^*, just-as the Christ also loved^* us and gave himself up on our behalf as an offering and a sacrifice to God ^*for an aroma of a sweet-fragrance.

     ^5:3 But do not let fornication and all uncleanness or greed even be named among you^*, as is suitable to holy-ones; ^5:4 and do not let obscenity, and foolish-talk or petty jesting, which are not proper, but rather thanksgiving. ^5:5 For^* this you^* are knowing, that every fornicator, or uncleanperson, or greedy person, who is an idolater, has no inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God. ^5:6 Let no one deceive you^* with empty words; for^* because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. ^5:7 Therefore do^* not become joint partakers with them.^5:8 For^* you^* were previously in darkness, but now you^* are light in the Lord. Walk^* as children of light ^5:9 (for^* the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth), ^5:10 testing what is well pleasing to the Lord. ^5:11 And have^* no fellowship together with the unfruitful works of darkness, but also rather reprove^* them; ^5:12 for^* it is shameful even to speak of the things happening by them covertly. ^5:13 But all things which are reproved, are manifested by the light; for^* everything which is manifested is light. ^5:14 Hence he says, Arise, you who are sleeping and rise^* up from the dead and the Christ will appear upon you.

     ^5:15 Therefore beware^*, how accurately you^* are walking, not as unwise, but as wise; ^5:16 buying up the time, because the days are evil. ^5:17 Because of this, do^* not become foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. ^5:18 And do^* not be drunken with wine, in which there is riotousness, but be^* filled in the Spirit; ^5:19 speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and singing-praise in your^* heart to the Lord; ^5:20 giving-thanks always on behalf of all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God and Father; ^5:21 being subject to one another inthe fear of Christ.

     ^5:22 The wives be^* subject to your^* own husbands, as to the Lord. ^5:23 Because the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is also the head of the congregation^*of believers, he is the savior of the body. ^5:24 But just-like the congregation^* is subject to the Christ, so let the wives also besubject to their own husbands in all things.

     ^5:25 The husbands, love^** your^* own wives, just-as the Christ also loved^* the congregation^* and gave himself up on her behalf; ^5:26 in order that he might make her holy, having cleansed her in the full-washing of the water in the word, ^5:27 in order that he might present her to himself, the glorious congregation^*, not having stain or wrinkle or any such things, but in order that she should be holy and unblemished. ^5:28 So the husbands also ought to love^* their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves^* his own wife loves^* himself. ^5:29 For^* no one ever hated his own flesh, but is nourishing and cherishing it, just-as the Lord also does the congregation^*of believers; ^5:30because we are members of his body, out of his flesh and out of his bones. ^5:31 Because of this, a man will be leaving his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. {Gen 2:24}^5:32 This mystery is great, but I am speaking in regard to Christ and in regard to the congregation^*of believers. ^5:33 However to you^* also, let each, one to one, thus love^*his own wife like himself, and let the wife see that^* she should fear {i.e. respect} her husband.

Modern Literal Version Preface & Appendix , copyright 1987, 1999, 2013 by G. Allen Walker for the MLV New Testament Committee.
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