Ephesians 5, side by side

¹Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

¹Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

²Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

²And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

³But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;

³But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

⁴nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

⁴Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

⁵Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

⁵For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

⁶Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

⁶Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

⁷Therefore don’t be partakers with them.

⁷Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

⁸For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

⁸For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

⁹for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

⁹(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

¹⁰proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.

¹⁰Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

¹¹Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

¹¹And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

¹²For it is a shame even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

¹²For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

¹³But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.

¹³But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

¹⁴Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

¹⁴Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

¹⁵Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

¹⁵See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

¹⁶redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁶Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁷Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

¹⁷Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

¹⁸Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

¹⁹speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

¹⁹Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

²⁰giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

²⁰Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

²¹subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

²¹Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

²²Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

²²Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

²³For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

²³For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

²⁴But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.

²⁴Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

²⁵Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

²⁵Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

²⁶that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

²⁶That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

²⁷that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.

²⁷That 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.

²⁸Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

²⁸So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

²⁹For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;

²⁹For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

³⁰because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.

³⁰For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

³¹“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh.”

³¹For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

³²This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.

³²This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

³³Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

³³Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.