Ephesians 5

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children;	1 As God's dear children, then, take him as your pattern,
2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness.	2 and fol ow Christ by loving as he loved you, giving himself up for us as an offering and a sweet-smel ingsacrifice to God.
3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not so much as be named among you, as becometh saints:	3 Among you there must be not even a mention of sexual vice or impurity in any of its forms, or greed:this would scarcely become the holy people of God!
4 Or obscenity, or foolish talking, or scurrility, which is to no purpose; but rather giving of thanks.	4 There must be no foul or salacious talk or coarse jokes -- al this is wrong for you; there should ratherbe thanksgiving.
5 For know you this and understand, that no fornicator, or unclean, or covetous person (which is a serving of idols), hath inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.	5 For you can be quite certain that nobody who indulges in sexual immorality or impurity or greed -- whichis worshipping a false god -- can inherit the kingdom of God.
6 Let no man deceive you with vain words. For because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the children of unbelief.	6 Do not let anyone deceive you with empty arguments: it is such behaviour that draws down God'sretribution on those who rebel against him.
7 Be ye not therefore partakers with them.	7 Make sure that you do not throw in your lot with them.
8 For you were heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk then as children of the light.	8 You were darkness once, but now you are light in the Lord; behave as children of light,
9 For the fruit of the light is in all goodness, and justice, and truth;	9 for the effects of the light are seen in complete goodness and uprightness and truth.
10 Proving what is well pleasing to God:	10 Try to discover what the Lord wants of you,
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.	11 take no part in the futile works of darkness but, on the contrary, show them up for what they are.
12 For the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.	12 The things which are done in secret are shameful even to speak of;
13 But all things that are reproved, are made manifest by the light; for all that is made manifest is light.	13 but anything shown up by the light wil be il uminated
14 Wherefore he saith: Rise thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead: and Christ shall enlighten thee.	14 and anything illuminated is itself a light. That is why it is said: Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead,and Christ wil shine on you.
15 See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not as unwise,	15 So be very careful about the sort of lives you lead, like intel igent and not like senseless people.
16 But as wise: redeeming the time, because the days are evil.	16 Make the best of the present time, for it is a wicked age.
17 Wherefore become not unwise, but understanding what is the will of God.	17 This is why you must not be thoughtless but must recognise what is the will of the Lord.
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury; but be ye filled with the holy Spirit,	18 Do not get drunk with wine; this is simply dissipation; be fil ed with the Spirit.
19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord;	19 Sing psalms and hymns and inspired songs among yourselves, singing and chanting to the Lord inyour hearts,
20 Giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father:	20 always and everywhere giving thanks to God who is our Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
21 Being subject one to another, in the fear of Christ.	21 Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord:	22 Wives should be subject to their husbands as to the Lord,
23 Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his body.	23 since, as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife;
24 Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things.	24 and as the Church is subject to Christ, so should wives be to their husbands, in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it:	25 Husbands should love their wives, just as Christ loved the Church and sacrificed himself for her
26 That he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life:	26 to make her holy by washing her in cleansing water with a form of words,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any; such thing; but that it should be holy, and without blemish.	27 so that when he took the Church to himself she would be glorious, with no speck or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and faultless.
28 So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.	28 In the same way, husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies; for a man to love hiswife is for him to love himself.
29 For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the church:	29 A man never hates his own body, but he feeds it and looks after it; and that is the way Christ treats theChurch,
30 Because we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.	30 because we are parts of his Body.
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall be two in one flesh.	31 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and becomes attached to his wife, and the twobecome one flesh.
32 This is a great sacrament; but I speak in Christ and in the church.	32 This mystery has great significance, but I am applying it to Christ and the Church.
33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular love his wife as himself: and let the wife fear her husband.	33 To sum up: you also, each one of you, must love his wife as he loves himself; and let every wiferespect her husband.