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Ephesians - ch 5 v 1 - 20
- Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,
- 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,
- and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;
- also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, -- the things not fit -- but rather thanksgiving;
- 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.
- Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,
- become not, then, partakers with them,
- for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,
- for the fruit of the Spirit `is' in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,
- proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord,
- and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,
- for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of,
- and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;
- wherefore he saith, `Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'
- See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
- redeeming the time, because the days are evil;
- because of this become not fools, but -- understanding what `is' the will of the Lord,
- and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,
- speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
- giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the God and Father;
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