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Ephesians 5

Be Imitators of God

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 aThereforeg3767 be imitatorsg3402 of Godg2316, as belovedg27 childreng5043;

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and  awalkg4043 in loveg26, justg2531a as Christg5547 alsog2532  blovedg25  1you and  cgaveg3860 Himselfg1438 up for us, an  dofferingg4376 and a sacrificeg2378 to Godg2316  2as a  efragrantg2175 aromag3744.

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But  aimmoralityg4202  1org2532 anyg3956 impurityg167 org2228 greedg4124 must not eveng3366 be namedg3687 amongg1722 you, as is properg4241 among  2saintsg40;

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and there must be no  afilthinessg151 and sillyg3473 talkg3473, org2228 coarseg2160 jestingg2160, whichg3739  bare not fittingg433, but ratherg3123  cgivingg2169 of thanksg2169.

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For thisg3778 you knowg3609a with certaintyg1097, that  anog3756g3956  1immoralg4205 org2228 impureg169 persong169 org2228 covetousg4123 mang4123, whog3739 is an idolaterg1496, hasg2192 an inheritanceg2817 in the kingdomg932  bof Christg5547 and Godg2316.

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 aLet nog3367 oneg3367 deceiveg538 you with emptyg2756 wordsg3056, for becauseg1223 of theseg3778 thingsg3778  bthe wrathg3709 of Godg2316 comesg2064 upon  cthe sonsg5207 of disobedienceg543.

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Thereforeg3767 do not be  apartakersg4830 with them;

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for  ayou were formerlyg4218  bdarknessg4655, but nowg3568 you are Lightg5457 in the Lordg2962; walkg4043 as  cchildreng5043 of Lightg5457

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(for  athe fruitg2590 of the Lightg5457 consists in allg3956  bgoodnessg19b and righteousnessg1343 and truthg225),

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 1 atryingg1381a to learng1381a whatg5101 is pleasingg2101 to the Lordg2962.

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 aDo not participateg4790 in the unfruitfulg175  bdeedsg2041 of  cdarknessg4655, but insteadg3123 eveng2532  1 dexposeg1651 them;

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for it is disgracefulg150 eveng2532 to speakg3004 of the things which are doneg1096 by them in secretg2931b.

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But allg3956 thingsg3956 becomeg5319 visibleg5319  awhen they are  1exposedg1651 by the lightg5457, for everythingg3956 that becomesg5319 visibleg5319 is lightg5457.

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For thisg1352 reasong1352  1it saysg3004, " aAwakeg1453, sleeperg2518, And ariseg450 from  bthe deadg3498, And Christg5547  cwill shineg2017 on you."

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Thereforeg3767  1be carefulg991g199 howg4459 you  awalkg4043, not  bas unwiseg781 meng781 but as wiseg4680,

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 1 amakingg1805 the mostg1805 of your timeg2540, becauseg3754  bthe daysg2250 are evilg4190.

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Sog1223g3778 theng1223g3778 do not be foolishg878, but  aunderstandg4920 whatg5101 the willg2307 of the Lordg2962 is.

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And  ado not getg3182 drunkg3182 with wineg3631,  1for that is  bdissipationg810, but be  cfilledg4137 with the Spiritg4151,

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 aspeakingg2980 to  1oneg1438 anotherg1438 in  bpsalmsg5568 and  chymnsg5215 and spiritualg4152  dsongsg5603,  esingingg103 and makingg5567 melodyg5567 with your heartg2588 to the Lordg2962;

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 aalwaysg3842 givingg2168 thanksg2168 for allg3956 thingsg3956 in the nameg3686 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547 to  1 bGodg2316, eveng2532 the Fatherg3962;

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 1 aand be subjectg5293 to oneg240 anotherg240 in the  2 bfearg5401 of Christg5547.

Marriage Like Christ and the Church

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 aWivesg1135,  bbe subject to your owng2398 husbandsg435,  cas to the Lordg2962.

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For  athe husbandg435 is the headg2776 of the wifeg1135, as Christg5547 alsog2532 is the  bheadg2776 of the churchg1577, He Himselfg846  cbeing the Saviorg4990 of the bodyg4983.

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But as the churchg1577 is subjectg5293 to Christg5547, sog3779 alsog2532 the wivesg1135 ought to be to their husbandsg435 in everythingg3956.

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 aHusbandsg435, loveg25 your wivesg1135, justg2531a as Christg5547 alsog2532 lovedg25 the churchg1577 and  bgaveg3860 Himselfg1438 up for her,

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 asog2443 that He might sanctifyg37 her, having  bcleansedg2511 her by the  cwashingg3067 of waterg5204 with  dthe wordg4487,

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that He might  apresentg3936 to Himselfg1438 the churchg1577  1in allg1741 her gloryg1741, havingg2192 nog3361 spotg4696 org2228 wrinkleg4512 org2228 anyg5100 suchg5108 thingg5108; but that she would be  bholyg40 and blamelessg299b.

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Sog3779 husbandsg435 oughtg3784 alsog2532 to  aloveg25 their owng1438 wivesg1135 as their owng1438 bodiesg4983. He who lovesg25 his owng1438 wifeg1135 lovesg25 himselfg1438;

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for nog3762 oneg3762 everg4218 hatedg3404 his owng1438 fleshg4561, but nourishesg1625 and cherishesg2282 it, justg2531a as Christg5547 alsog2532 does the churchg1577,

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becauseg3754 we are  amembersg3196 of His  bbodyg4983.

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 aFOR THISg3778 REASONg473 A MANg444 SHALL LEAVEg2641 HIS FATHERg3962 AND MOTHERg3384 AND SHALL BE JOINEDg4347 TO HIS WIFEg1135, AND THE TWOg1417 SHALL BECOMEg1510g1519 ONEg1520 FLESHg4561.

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Thisg3778 mysteryg3466 is greatg3173; but I am speakingg3004 with referenceg1519 to Christg5547 and the churchg1577.

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Neverthelessg4133, eachg1538 individualg1520 among you alsog2532 is to  aloveg25 his owng1438 wifeg1135 even as himselfg1438, and the wifeg1135 must see to it that she  1 brespectsg5399 her husbandg435.



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