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Ephesians - ch 5 v 1 - 20
- Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
- and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
- But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;
- nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.
- For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
- Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.
- Be not ye therefore partakers with them;
- For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light
- (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
- proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;
- and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
- for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.
- But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light.
- Wherefore `he' saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.
- Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
- redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
- Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
- And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;
- speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
- giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
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