1 Võtke nüüd Jumal eeskujuks nagu tema armastatud lapsed 2 ja käige armastuses, nii nagu Kristus meid on armastanud ja on iseenese loovutanud meie eest healõhnaliseks ohvrianniks Jumalale.

3 Aga hoorusest ja kogu rüvedusest ja himustamisest ärgu olgu teie keskel enam kuuldagi, nõnda nagu on kohane Jumala rahvale. 4 Samuti hüljake labased ja rumalad sõnad ning kahemõttelised naljad. Nende asemel olgu tänu. 5 Sest selles te võite olla kindlad, et ühelgi kõlvatul, rüvedal ega ahnel, see tähendab ebajumalateenril, ei ole pärandit Kristuse ja Jumala riigis. 6 Ärge laske enda petta tühjade sõnadega, sest selliste asjade pärast tuleb Jumala viha sõnakuulmatute peale! 7 Ärge siis saage nende kaasosalisteks!

8 Varem te olite pimedus, nüüd aga olete valgus Issandas, elage siis nagu valguse lapsed! 9 Valguse vili on aga kõik headus, tõde ja õigus. 10 Tehke kindlaks, mis on Issandale meelepärane! 11 Ärge aidake kaasa pimeduse viljatutele tegudele, vaid pigem paljastage need! 12 Sest mida sõnakuulmatud salajas teevad, seda on nimetadagi häbi. 13 Aga kõik varjatu saab valguse käes avalikuks, 14 sest me näeme kõike tänu valgusele. Seepärast öeldakse:

„Ärka üles, kes sa magad,

ja tõuse üles surnuist,

siis särab sulle Kristus!"

15 Vaadake siis hoolega, kuidas te elate: mitte nagu arutud, vaid targad. 16 Kasutage aega õigesti, sest päevad on kurjad. 17 Seepärast ärge olge rumalad, vaid saage aru, mis on Issanda tahtmine. 18 Ärge joovastuge viinast, kust tuleb õnnetu elu, vaid saage täis Vaimu, 19 rääkides omavahel psalmide, hümnide ja Vaimus antud lauludega. Laulge ja mängige muusikat Issandale kogu oma südamest, 20 tänades alati kõige eest meie Jumalat ja Isa Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse nimel.

21 Alistuge üksteisele aukartusest Kristuse vastu.

22 Naine allugu oma mehele nagu Issandale, 23 sest mees on naise pea, nagu Kristus on koguduse, oma ihu pea ja päästja. 24 Nagu kogudus alistub Kristusele, nõnda alistugu ka naised meestele kõiges.

25 Mehed, armastage oma naisi, nõnda nagu Kristus on armastanud kogudust ja andnud oma elu koguduse eest, 26 et teda pühitseda ja puhastada oma sõna kaudu otsekui veega pestes, 27 et kogudus enese ette tuua säravpuhtana, ilma ühegi pleki, kortsu ega muu veata, vaid püha ja laitmatuna. 28 Nõnda peavad mehedki armastama oma naist nagu iseenese ihu. Kes oma naist armastab, armastab iseennast. 29 Keegi ju ei vihka iial oma ihu, vaid toidab ja soojendab seda nii nagu Kristus kogudust, 30 sest me oleme tema ihuliikmed. 31 „Seepärast jätab mees maha oma isa ja ema ning hoiab oma naise poole, ja need kaks saavad üheks." 32 Siin peitub sügav saladus, aga mina räägin Kristusest ja kogudusest. 33 Kuid ka igaüks teist peab armastama oma naist nii nagu ta armastab iseennast, ja naine peab austama oma meest.

1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them. 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 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. 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.