Verse 1
Bee yee therefore followers of God, as deare children,
Verse 2
And walke in loue, euen as Christ hath loued vs, and hath giuen himselfe for vs, to be an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smelling sauour to God.
Verse 3
But fornication, and all vncleannesse, or couetousnesse, let it not be once named among you, as it becommeth Saintes,
Verse 4
Neither filthinesse, neither foolish talking, neither iesting, which are things not comely, but rather giuing of thankes.
Verse 5
For this ye know, that no whoremonger, neither vncleane person, nor couetous person, which is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdome of Christ, and of God.
Verse 6
Let no man deceiue you with vaine wordes: for, for such thinges commeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedience.
Verse 7
Be not therefore companions with them.
Verse 8
For ye were once darkenesse, but are nowe light in the Lord: walke as children of light,
Verse 9
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in al goodnes, and righteousnes, and trueth)
Verse 10
Approuing that which is pleasing to the Lorde.
Verse 11
And haue no fellowship with ye vnfruitfull works of darknes, but euen reproue them rather.
Verse 12
For it is shame euen to speake of the things which are done of them in secret.
Verse 13
But all thinges when they are reproued of the light, are manifest: for it is light that maketh all things manifest.
Verse 14
Wherefore hee sayeth, Awake thou that sleepest, and stande vp from the deade, and Christ shall giue thee light.
Verse 15
Take heede therefore that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise,
Verse 16
Redeeming ye season: for ye daies are euill.
Verse 17
Wherefore, be ye not vnwise, but vnderstand what the will of the Lord is.
Verse 18
And be not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but be fulfilled with the Spirit,
Verse 19
Speaking vnto your selues in psalmes, and hymnes, and spirituall songs, singing, and making melodie to the Lord in your hearts,
Verse 20
Giuing thankes alwaies for all thinges vnto God euen the Father, in the Name of our Lorde Iesus Christ,
Verse 21
Submitting your selues one to another in the feare of God.
Verse 22
Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as vnto the Lord.
Verse 23
For the husband is the wiues head, euen as Christ is the head of the Church, and the same is the sauiour of his body.
Verse 24
Therfore as the Church is in subiection to Christ, euen so let the wiues be to their husbads in euery thing.
Verse 25
Husbands, loue your wiues, euen as Christ loued the Church, & gaue himselfe for it,
Verse 26
That hee might sanctifie it, and clense it by the washing of water through the worde,
Verse 27
That hee might make it vnto him selfe a glorious Church, not hauing spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it shoulde bee holy and without blame.
Verse 28
So ought men to loue their wiues, as their owne bodies: he that loueth his wife, loueth him selfe.
Verse 29
For no man euer yet hated his owne flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, euen as the Lord doeth the Church.
Verse 30
For we are members of his bodie, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Verse 31
For this cause shal a man leaue father and mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they twaine shalbe one flesh.
Verse 32
This is a great secrete, but I speake concerning Christ, and concerning the Church.
Verse 33
Therefore euery one of you, doe ye so: let euery one loue his wife, euen as himselfe, and let the wife see that shee feare her husband.