Ephesians 5:1-13 ▼

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

2 and walk in love, as Christ also loved you, and delivered Himself up for you, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of sweet smell.

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

4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not becoming, but rather thanks-giving.

5 For this ye know, assuredly, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

6 Let no one deceive you with empty words; for, because of these things, comes the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

7 Do not, therefore, become partakers with them;

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

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

10 proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord;

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

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

13 But all things, when reproved, are made manifest by the light; for all that makes manifest is light.