Ephesians 5

Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children:

Estote ergo imitatores Dei, sicut filii carissimi,

Γίνεσθε οὖν μιμηταὶ τοῦ θεοῦ, ὡς τέκνα ἀγαπητά,

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness.

et ambulate in dilectione, sicut et Christus dilexit nos, et tradidit semetipsum pro nobis, oblationem et hostiam Deo in odorem suavitatis.

καὶ περιπατεῖτε ἐν ἀγάπῃ, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν ὑμᾶς καὶ παρέδωκεν ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν προσφορὰν καὶ θυσίαν τῷ θεῷ εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας.

But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not so much as be named among you, as becometh saints:

Fornicatio autem, et omnis immunditia, aut avaritia, nec nominetur in vobis, sicut decet sanctos:

Πορνεία δὲ καὶ ἀκαθαρσία πᾶσα ἢ πλεονεξία μηδὲ ὀνομαζέσθω ἐν ὑμῖν, καθὼς πρέπει ἁγίοις,

Or obscenity or foolish talking or scurrility, which is to no purpose: but rather giving of thanks.

aut turpitudo, aut stultiloquium, aut scurrilitas, quæ ad rem non pertinet : sed magis gratiarum actio.

καὶ αἰσχρότης καὶ μωρολογία ἢ εὐτραπελία, ἃ οὐκ ἀνῆκεν, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον εὐχαριστία.

For know you this and understand: That no fornicator or unclean or covetous person (which is a serving of idols) hath inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Hoc enim scitote intelligentes : quod omnis fornicator, aut immundus, aut avarus, quod est idolorum servitus, non habet hæreditatem in regno Christi et Dei.

τοῦτο γὰρ ἴστε γινώσκοντες ὅτι πᾶς πόρνος ἢ ἀκάθαρτος ἢ πλεονέκτης, ὅ ἐστιν εἰδωλολάτρης, οὐκ ἔχει κληρονομίαν ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ θεοῦ.

Let no man deceive you with vain words. For because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the children of unbelief.

Nemo vos seducat inanibus verbis : propter hæc enim venit ira Dei in filios diffidentiæ.

μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς ἀπατάτω κενοῖς λόγοις, διὰ ταῦτα γὰρ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῆς ἀπειθείας.

Be ye not therefore partakers with them.

Nolite ergo effici participes eorum.

μὴ οὖν γίνεσθε συμμέτοχοι αὐτῶν:

For you were heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk then as children of the light.

Eratis enim aliquando tenebræ : nunc autem lux in Domino. Ut filii lucis ambulate:

ἦτε γάρ ποτε σκότος, νῦν δὲ φῶς ἐν κυρίῳ: ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε

For the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and truth:

fructus enim lucis est in omni bonitate, et justitia, et veritate:

ὁ γὰρ καρπὸς τοῦ φωτὸς ἐν πάσῃ ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ

Proving what is well pleasing to God.

probantes quid sit beneplacitum Deo:

δοκιμάζοντες τί ἐστιν εὐάρεστον τῷ κυρίῳ:

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness: but rather reprove them.

et nolite communicare operibus infructuosis tenebrarum, magis autem redarguite.

καὶ μὴ συγκοινωνεῖτε τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς ἀκάρποις τοῦ σκότους, μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ ἐλέγχετε,

For the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.

Quæ enim in occulto fiunt ab ipsis, turpe est et dicere.

τὰ γὰρ κρυφῇ γινόμενα ὑπ' αὐτῶν αἰσχρόν ἐστιν καὶ λέγειν:

But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for all that is made manifest is light.

Omnia autem, quæ arguuntur, a lumine manifestantur : omne enim, quod manifestatur, lumen est.

τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐλεγχόμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ φωτὸς φανεροῦται,

Wherefore he saith: Rise, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead: and Christ shall enlighten thee.

Propter quod dicit : Surge qui dormis, et exsurge a mortuis, et illuminabit te Christus.

πᾶν γὰρ τὸ φανερούμενον φῶς ἐστιν. διὸ λέγει, ἔγειρε, ὁ καθεύδων, καὶ ἀνάστα ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ἐπιφαύσει σοι ὁ Χριστός.

See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not as unwise,

Videte itaque, fratres, quomodo caute ambuletis : non quasi insipientes,

Βλέπετε οὖν ἀκριβῶς πῶς περιπατεῖτε, μὴ ὡς ἄσοφοι ἀλλ' ὡς σοφοί,

But as wise: redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

sed ut sapientes : redimentes tempus, quoniam dies mali sunt.

ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν, ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσιν.

Wherefore, become not unwise: but understanding what is the will of God.

Propterea nolite fieri imprudentes, sed intelligentes quæ sit voluntas Dei.

διὰ τοῦτο μὴ γίνεσθε ἄφρονες, ἀλλὰ συνίετε τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ κυρίου.

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury: but be ye filled with the Holy Spirit,

Et nolite inebriari vino, in quo est luxuria, sed implemini Spiritu Sancto,

καὶ μὴ μεθύσκεσθε οἴνῳ, ἐν ᾧ ἐστιν ἀσωτία, ἀλλὰ πληροῦσθε ἐν πνεύματι,

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord:

loquentes vobismetipsis in psalmis, et hymnis, et canticis spiritualibus, cantantes et psallentes in cordibus vestris Domino,

λαλοῦντες ἑαυτοῖς ψαλμοῖς καὶ ὕμνοις καὶ ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς, ᾄδοντες καὶ ψάλλοντες τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν τῷ κυρίῳ,

Giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father:

gratias agentes semper pro omnibus in nomine Domini nostri Jesu Christi Deo et Patri,

εὐχαριστοῦντες πάντοτε ὑπὲρ πάντων ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρί,

Being subject one to another, in the fear of Christ.

subjecti invicem in timore Christi.

ὑποτασσόμενοι ἀλλήλοις ἐν φόβῳ Χριστοῦ.

Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord:

Mulieres viris suis subditæ sint, sicut Domino:

αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν ὡς τῷ κυρίῳ,

Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his body.

quoniam vir caput est mulieris, sicut Christus caput est Ecclesiæ : ipse, salvator corporis ejus.

ὅτι ἀνήρ ἐστιν κεφαλὴ τῆς γυναικὸς ὡς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς κεφαλὴ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, αὐτὸς σωτὴρ τοῦ σώματος.

Therefore as the church is subject to Christ: so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things.

Sed sicut Ecclesia subjecta est Christo, ita et mulieres viris suis in omnibus.

ἀλλὰ ὡς ἡ ἐκκλησία ὑποτάσσεται τῷ Χριστῷ, οὕτως καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἀνδράσιν ἐν παντί.

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church and delivered himself up for it:

Viri, diligite uxores vestras, sicut et Christus dilexit Ecclesiam, et seipsum tradidit pro ea,

Οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ ἑαυτὸν παρέδωκεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς,

That he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life:

ut illam sanctificaret, mundans lavacro aquæ in verbo vitæ,

ἵνα αὐτὴν ἁγιάσῃ καθαρίσας τῷ λουτρῷ τοῦ ὕδατος ἐν ῥήματι,

That he might present it to himself, a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

ut exhiberet ipse sibi gloriosam Ecclesiam, non habentem maculam, aut rugam, aut aliquid hujusmodi, sed ut sit sancta et immaculata.

ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ' ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.

So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

Ita et viri debent diligere uxores suas ut corpora sua. Qui suam uxorem diligit, seipsum diligit.

οὕτως ὀφείλουσιν [καὶ] οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶν τὰς ἑαυτῶν γυναῖκας ὡς τὰ ἑαυτῶν σώματα. ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἑαυτὸν ἀγαπᾷ,

For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the church:

Nemo enim umquam carnem suam odio habuit : sed nutrit et fovet eam, sicut et Christus Ecclesiam:

οὐδεὶς γάρ ποτε τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σάρκα ἐμίσησεν, ἀλλὰ ἐκτρέφει καὶ θάλπει αὐτήν, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν,

Because we are members of him, body, of his flesh and of his bones.

quia membra sumus corporis ejus, de carne ejus et de ossibus ejus.

ὅτι μέλη ἐσμὲν τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ.

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother: and shall cleave to his wife. And they shall be two in one flesh.

Propter hoc relinquet homo patrem et matrem suam, et adhærebit uxori suæ, et erunt duo in carne una.

ἀντὶ τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος [τὸν] πατέρα καὶ [τὴν] μητέρα καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα, αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν.

This is a great sacrament: but I speak in Christ and in the church.

Sacramentum hoc magnum est, ego autem dico in Christo et in Ecclesia.

τὸ μυστήριον τοῦτο μέγα ἐστίν, ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω εἰς Χριστὸν καὶ [εἰς] τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.

Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular love for his wife as himself: And let the wife fear her husband.

Verumtamen et vos singuli, unusquisque uxorem suam sicut seipsum diligat : uxor autem timeat virum suum.

πλὴν καὶ ὑμεῖς οἱ καθ' ἕνα ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα οὕτως ἀγαπάτω ὡς ἑαυτόν, ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἵνα φοβῆται τὸν ἄνδρα.