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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Ephesians 5 ERV</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/erv/ephesians/5.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/5001.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 4800px), only screen and (max-device-width: 4800px)" href="/4801.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1550px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1550px)" href="/1551.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1250px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1250px)" href="/1251.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1050px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1050px)" href="/1051.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 900px), only screen and (max-device-width: 900px)" href="/901.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 800px), only screen and (max-device-width: 800px)" href="/801.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 575px), only screen and (max-device-width: 575px)" href="/501.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-height: 450px), only screen and (max-device-height: 450px)" href="/h451.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/ephesians/5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/combine/ephesians/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ERV</a> > Ephesians 5</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../ephesians/4.htm" title="Ephesians 4">◄</a> Ephesians 5 <a href="../ephesians/6.htm" title="Ephesians 6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">English Revised Version</div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Imitators of God</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints; <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, which is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Be not ye therefore partakers with them;</p> <p class="hdg">Children of Light</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth), <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord; <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them; <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>redeeming the time, because the days are evil. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit; <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.</p> <a name="22" id="22"></a><p class="hdg">Wives and Husbands<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../songs/1.htm">Song of Solomon 1:1-3</a>; <a href="../1_peter/3.htm">1 Peter 3:1-7</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it; <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>that he might present the church to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself: <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church; <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>because we are members of his body. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the twain shall become one flesh. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/5-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">English Revised Version, 1885<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ephesians/4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ephesians 4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ephesians 4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../ephesians/6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ephesians 6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ephesians 6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/scan/ephesians/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></body></html>