Ephesians

1所以，你们该效法 神，好像蒙慈爱的儿女一样。

2也要凭爱心行事，正如基督爱我们，为我们舍了自己，当作馨香的供物和祭物，献与 神。

3至于淫乱并一切污秽，或是贪婪，在你们中间连提都不可，方合圣徒的体统。

4淫词、妄语，和戏笑的话都不相宜；总要说感谢的话。

5因为你们确实地知道，无论是淫乱的，是污秽的，是有贪心的，在基督和 神的国里都是无分的。有贪心的，就与拜偶像的一样。

行事为人当像光明的子女

6不要被人虚浮的话欺哄；因这些事， 神的忿怒必临到那悖逆之子。

7所以，你们不要与他们同伙。

8从前你们是暗昧的，但如今在主里面是光明的，行事为人就当像光明的子女。

9光明所结的果子就是一切良善、公义、诚实。

10总要察验何为主所喜悦的事。

11那暗昧无益的事，不要与人同行，倒要责备行这事的人；

12因为他们暗中所行的，就是提起来也是可耻的。

13凡事受了责备，就被光显明出来，因为一切能显明的就是光。

14所以主说：你这睡着的人当醒过来， 从死里复活！ 基督就要光照你了。

15你们要谨慎行事，不要像愚昧人，当像智慧人。

16要爱惜光阴，因为现今的世代邪恶。

17不要作糊涂人，要明白主的旨意如何。

18不要醉酒，酒能使人放荡；乃要被圣灵充满。

19当用诗章、颂词、灵歌彼此对说，口唱心和地赞美主。

20凡事要奉我们主耶稣基督的名常常感谢父 神。

21又当存敬畏基督的心，彼此顺服。

丈夫和妻子

22你们作妻子的，当顺服自己的丈夫，如同顺服主。

23因为丈夫是妻子的头，如同基督是教会的头；他又是教会全体的救主。

24教会怎样顺服基督，妻子也要怎样凡事顺服丈夫。

25你们作丈夫的，要爱你们的妻子，正如基督爱教会，为教会舍己。

26要用水借着道把教会洗净，成为圣洁，

27可以献给自己，作个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。

28丈夫也当照样爱妻子，如同爱自己的身子；爱妻子便是爱自己了。

29从来没有人恨恶自己的身子，总是保养顾惜，正像基督待教会一样，

30因我们是他身上的肢体。

31为这个缘故，人要离开父母，与妻子连合，二人成为一体。

32这是极大的奥秘，但我是指着基督和教会说的。

33然而，你们各人都当爱妻子，如同爱自己一样。妻子也当敬重她的丈夫。

1Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

2and 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.

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

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

5For 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.

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

7Be not ye therefore partakers with them;

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

9(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

10proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;

11and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

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

13But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light.

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

15Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

17Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

18And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

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

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

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

22Wives, be in subjection 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 church, being himself the saviour of the body.

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

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

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

27that 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.

28Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:

29for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;

30because we are members of his body.

31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.

32This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church.

33Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.