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Passage Lookup: Ephesians 5
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Ephesians 5:1
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1Follow God's example,(a) therefore, as dearly loved children(b)
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Ephesians 5:2
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and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us(c) and gave himself up for us(d) as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(e)
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Ephesians 5:3
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But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality,(f) or of any kind of impurity, or of greed,(g) because these are improper for God's holy people.
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Ephesians 5:4
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Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk(h) or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.(i)
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Ephesians 5:5
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For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater(j)—has any inheritance(k) in the kingdom of Christ and of God.[a](l)
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Ephesians 5:6
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Let no one deceive you(m) with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath(n) comes on those who are disobedient.(o)
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Ephesians 5:7
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Therefore do not be partners with them.
Ephesians 5:8
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For you were once(p) darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light(q)
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Ephesians 5:9
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(for the fruit(r) of the light consists in all goodness,(s) righteousness and truth)
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Ephesians 5:10
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and find out what pleases the Lord.(t)
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Ephesians 5:11
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Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness,(u) but rather expose them.
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Ephesians 5:12
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It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
Ephesians 5:13
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But everything exposed by the light(v) becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.
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Ephesians 5:14
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This is why it is said: "Wake up, sleeper,(w) rise from the dead,(x) and Christ will shine on you."(y)
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Ephesians 5:15
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Be very careful, then, how you live(z)—not as unwise but as wise,
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Ephesians 5:16
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making the most of every opportunity,(aa) because the days are evil.(ab)
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Ephesians 5:17
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Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.(ac)
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Ephesians 5:18
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Do not get drunk on wine,(ad) which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,(ae)
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Ephesians 5:19
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speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.(af) Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,
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Ephesians 5:20
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always giving thanks(ag) to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Ephesians 5:21
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Submit to one another(ai) out of reverence for Christ.
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Ephesians 5:22
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Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands(aj) as you do to the Lord.(ak)
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Ephesians 5:23
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For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,(al) his body, of which he is the Savior.
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Ephesians 5:24
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Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands(am) in everything.
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Ephesians 5:25
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Husbands, love your wives,(an) just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her(ao)
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Ephesians 5:26
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to make her holy,(ap) cleansing[b] her by the washing(aq) with water through the word,
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Ephesians 5:27
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and to present her to himself(ar) as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.(as)
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Ephesians 5:28
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In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives(at) as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
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Ephesians 5:29
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After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church—
Ephesians 5:30
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for we are members of his body.(au)
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Ephesians 5:31
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"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."[c](av)
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Ephesians 5:32
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This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.
Ephesians 5:33
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However, each one of you also must love his wife(aw) as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
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