Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
Be ye therefore imitators
of God, as beloved
children;
Be ye therefore followers
of God, as dear
children;
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
odor
of
a sweet
smell
.
And 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
.
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even
be named among you, as becometh saints;
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once
named among you, as becometh saints;
nor
filthiness, nor foolish talking, or
jesting, which are not befitting
: but rather giving of thanks.
Neither
filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor
jesting, which are not convenient
: but rather giving of thanks.
For this ye know of
a
surety
, that no fornicator
, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
For 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.
Let no man deceive you with empty
words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons
of disobedience.
Let no man deceive you with vain
words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children
of disobedience.
Be not ye therefore partakers with them ;
Be not ye therefore partakers with them .
For ye were once
darkness, but are
now light in the Lord: walk as children of light
For ye were sometimes
darkness, but now are
ye
light in the Lord: walk as children of light :
(for the fruit of the light
is in all goodness and righteousness and truth) ,
(For the fruit of the Spirit
is in all goodness and righteousness and truth ;
)
proving what is well-pleasing
unto the Lord ;
Proving what is acceptable
unto the Lord .
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even
reprove them ;
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them .
for the
things
which
are
done
by
them
in
secret
it is a shame even to speak of.
For it is a shame even to speak of those
things
which
are
done
of
them
in
secret
.
But all things when
they
are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything
that
is
made
manifest is light.
But all things that
are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever
doth
make
manifest is light.
Wherefore `
he '
saith, Awake ,
thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine
upon
thee.
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give
thee light
.
Look
therefore
carefully
how
ye walk, not as unwise
, but as wise ;
See
then
that
ye walk circumspectly
, not as fools
, but as wise ,
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Wherefore be ye not foolish
, but understand
what the will of the Lord is.
Wherefore be ye not unwise
, but understanding
what the will of the Lord is.
And be not drunken
with wine, wherein is riot,
but be filled with the Spirit;
And be not drunk
with wine, wherein is excess;
but be filled with the Spirit;
speaking one
to another
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with
your heart to the Lord;
Speaking to yourselves
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in
your heart to the Lord;
giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to
God,
even
the
Father
;
Giving thanks always for all things unto
God
and
the
Father
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
subjecting
yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ
.
Submitting
yourselves one to another in the fear of God
.
Wives, `be
in
subjection'
unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Wives, submit
yourselves
unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
For the husband is the head of the wife, and
Christ also
is the head of the church ,
`being'
himself
the saviour of the body.
For 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.
But
as the church is subject to
Christ, so `
let '
the wives also
`
be '
to their husbands in everything
.
Therefore
as the church is subject unto
Christ, so let the wives be to their own
husbands in every
thing
.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up
for it;
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
that he might sanctify it,
having
cleansed
it by
the washing of water with
the word,
That he might sanctify and
cleanse
it with
the washing of water by
the word,
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.
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.
Even
so ought husbands
also
to love their own
wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own
wife loveth himself :
So ought men
to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself .
for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ
also
the church ;
For no man ever yet
hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord
the
church :
because
we are members of his body.
For
we are members of his body ,
of
his
flesh,
and
of
his
bones
.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave
to
his wife ;
and the
two shall become
one flesh.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be
joined
unto
his wife ,
and they
two shall be
one flesh.
This mystery
is great: but I speak in
regard
of
Christ and of
the church.
This is a
great mystery
: but I speak concerning
Christ and the church.
Nevertheless do
ye
also
severally
love
each
one his own
wife even as himself; and `let'
the wife `
see '
that she fear
her husband.
Nevertheless let
every
one of
you
in
particular
so
love
his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence
her husband.
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