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^(a)Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;

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.

But ^(g)immorality ^[c]or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among ^[d]saints;

and there must be no ^(h)filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which ⁽ⁱ⁾are not fitting, but rather ^(j)giving of thanks.

For this you know with certainty, that ^(k)no ^[e]immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom ^(l)of Christ and God.

^(m)Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things ⁽ⁿ⁾the wrath of God comes upon ^(o)the sons of disobedience.

Therefore do not be ^(p)partakers with them;

for ^(q)you were formerly ^(r)darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as ^(s)children of Light

(for ^(t)the fruit of the Light consists in all ^(u)goodness and righteousness and truth),

^[f](v)trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

^(w)Do not participate in the unfruitful ^(x)deeds of ^(y)darkness, but instead even ^[g](z)expose them;

for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

But all things become visible ^(aa)when they are ^[h]exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

For this reason ^[i]it says, "^(ab)Awake, sleeper, And arise from ^(ac)the dead, And Christ ^(ad)will shine on you."

Therefore ^[j]be careful how you ^(ae)walk, not ^(af)as unwise men but as wise,

^[k](ag)making the most of your time, because ^(ah)the days are evil.

So then do not be foolish, but ^(ai)understand what the will of the Lord is.

And ^(aj)do not get drunk with wine, ^[l]for that is ^(ak)dissipation, but be ^(al)filled with the Spirit,

^(am)speaking to ^[m]one another in ^(an)psalms and ^(ao)hymns and spiritual ^(ap)songs, ^(aq)singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

^(ar)always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to ^[n](as)God, even the Father;

^[o](at)and be subject to one another in the ^[p](au)fear of Christ.

^(av)Wives, ^(aw)be subject to your own husbands, ^(ax)as to the Lord.

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.

But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

^(bb)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and ^(bc)gave Himself up for her,

^(bd)so that He might sanctify her, having ^(be)cleansed her by the ^(bf)washing of water with ^(bg)the word,

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.

So husbands ought also to ^(bj)love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;

for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church,

because we are ^(bk)members of His ^(bl)body.

^(bm) For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh .

This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to ^(bn)love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she ^[r](bo)respects her husband.