Ephesians 5:1-16

21st Century King James Version

5 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 as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savor.

³ But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let them not once be named among you, as becometh saints;

⁴ neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not befitting, 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 ye not therefore partakers with them.

⁸ For ye were sometimes darkness, but now ye are 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 shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.

¹³ But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light, for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

¹⁴ Therefore 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.