1 Therefore be imitators of God as beloved children.2 And walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.3 But sexual perversion and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints;4 neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.5 For this you know, that no prostitute, unclean person, nor covetous person, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.6 Let no one beguile you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.7 Therefore do not be partakers with them.8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),10 proving what is acceptable to the Lord.11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.14 Therefore He says: Awake, you who sleep, stand forth out from among the dead, and Christ will shine on you.15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled by the Spirit,19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the Word,27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church.30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.31 For this, a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she reverence her husband.

1 Therfor be ye foloweris of God, as moost dereworthe sones;2 and walke ye in loue, as Crist louyde vs, and yaf hym silf for vs an offryng and a sacrifice to God, in to the odour of swetnesse.3 And fornycacioun, and al vnclennesse, or aueryce, be not named among you, as it bicometh holi men;4 ethir filthe, or foli speche, or harlatrye, that perteyneth not to profit, but more doyng of thankyngis.5 For wite ye this, and vndurstonde, that ech letchour, or vnclene man, or coueytouse, that serueth to mawmetis, hath not eritage in the kingdom of Crist and of God.6 No man disseyue you bi veyn wordis; for whi for these thingis the wraththe of God cam on the sones of vnbileue.7 Therfor nyle ye be maad parteneris of hem.8 For ye weren sum tyme derknessis, but now `ye ben liyt in the Lord. Walke ye as the sones of liyt.9 For the fruyt of liyt is in al goodnesse, and riytwisnesse, and treuthe.10 And preue ye what `thing is wel plesynge to God.11 And nyle ye comyne to vnfruytouse werkis of derknessis; but more repreue ye.12 For what thingis ben don of hem in priuy, it is foule, yhe, to speke.13 And alle thingis that ben repreuyd of the liyt, ben opynli schewid; for al thing that is schewid, is liyt.14 For which thing he seith, Rise thou that slepist, and rise vp fro deth, and Crist schal liytne thee.15 Therfor, britheren, se ye, hou warli ye schulen go;16 not as vnwise men, but as wise men, ayenbiynge tyme, for the daies ben yuele.17 Therfor nyle ye be maad vnwise, but vndurstondynge which is the wille of God.18 And nyle ye be drunkun of wyn, in which is letcherie, but be ye fillid with the Hooli Goost; and speke ye to you silf in salmes,19 and ymnes, and spiritual songis, syngynge and seiynge salm in youre hertis to the Lord;20 euermore doynge thankingis for alle thingis in the name of oure Lord Jhesu Crist to God and to the fadir.21 Be ye suget togidere in the drede of Crist.22 Wymmen, be thei suget to her hosebondis,23 as to the Lord, for the man is heed of the wymman, as Crist is heed of the chirche; he is sauyour of his bodi.24 But as the chirche is suget to Crist, so wymmen to her hosebondis in alle thingis.25 Men, loue ye youre wyues, as Crist louyde the chirche, and yaf hym silf for it, to make it holi;26 and clenside it with the waisching of watir, in the word of lijf,27 to yyue the chirche gloriouse to hym silf, that it hadde no wem, ne ryueling, or ony siche thing, but that it be hooli and vndefoulid.28 So and men `schulen loue her wyues, as her owne bodies. He that loueth his wijf, loueth hym silf;29 for no man hatide euere his owne fleisch, but nurischith and fostrith it, as Crist doith the chirche.30 And we ben membris of his bodi, of his fleisch, and of his boonys.31 For this thing a man schal forsake his fadir and modir, and he schal drawe to his wijf; and thei schulen be tweyne in o fleisch.32 This sacrament is greet; yhe, Y seie in Crist, and in the chirche.33 Netheles ye alle, ech man loue his wijf as hym silf; and the wijf drede hir hosebonde.