Ephesians 5:1-16

Young's Literal Translation

5 Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

² and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

³ and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

⁴ also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, -- the things not fit -- but rather thanksgiving;

⁵ for this ye know, that every whoremonger, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, hath no inheritance in the reign of the Christ and God.

⁶ Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

⁷ become not, then, partakers with them,

⁸ for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,

⁹ for the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

¹⁰ proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord,

¹¹ and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,

¹² for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of,

¹³ and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;

¹⁴ wherefore he saith, `Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'

¹⁵ See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

¹⁶ redeeming the time, because the days are evil;