Ephesians 5 — BSB
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Imitators of God
5Verse 1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,Verse 2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us+and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.Verse 3But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.Verse 4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.Verse 5For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.Verse 6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.Verse 7Therefore do not be partakers with them.Children of Light
Verse 8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,Verse 9for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.Verse 10Test and prove what pleases the Lord.Verse 11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.Verse 12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.Verse 13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible,+for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.Verse 14So it is said:“Wake up, O sleeper,rise up from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”Verse 15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,Verse 16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.Verse 17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.Verse 18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.Verse 19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,Verse 20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.