行事与圣徒的身份相称
1因此，你们既然是上帝疼爱的儿女，就要效法上帝。 2要以爱心待人，像基督爱我们一样，祂为我们牺牲自己作为献给上帝的馨香供物和祭物。
3一切淫乱、污秽或贪婪的事在你们当中连提都不要提，才合乎圣徒的身份。 4污言秽语、愚昧粗俗的谈笑都不合宜，总要说感恩的话才好。 5因为你们清楚知道，淫乱的人、污秽的人，还有贪婪的人，就是拜偶像的人，在基督和上帝的国里没有立足之地。 6不要被虚空的道理欺骗，因为上帝的烈怒必临到上述那些悖逆的人。 7所以，你们不要与他们同流合污。
8你们从前活在黑暗中，现在既然活在主的光明中，行事为人就该像光明的儿女。 9光明总是结出良善、公义和真理的果子。 10你们要察验什么是主所喜悦的事， 11不可参与那些黑暗无益的事，反要揭发斥责， 12因为那些人暗地里做的事就是提起来都觉得可耻。 13然而，一切的事被光一照，都会真相大白， 14因为光能使一切显明出来。因此有人说：
“沉睡的人啊，醒来吧！
从死人中起来吧，
基督要光照你了！”
15因此，你们要注意自己的生活，不要像愚昧人，要像有智慧的人。 16要爱惜光阴，因为现今是个邪恶的世代。 17所以，不要做糊涂人，要明白主的旨意。 18不要醉酒，醉酒会使人放荡，要被圣灵充满。 19要用诗篇、圣乐、灵歌互相激励，从心底唱出赞美主的旋律。 20凡事总要奉我们主耶稣基督的名感谢父上帝。
夫妇之道
21你们要存敬畏基督的心彼此顺服。
22做妻子的要顺服自己的丈夫，如同顺服主基督。 23因为丈夫是妻子的头，正如基督是祂的身体——教会的头，又是教会的救主。 24教会怎样顺服基督，妻子也要照样凡事顺服丈夫。
25做丈夫的要爱妻子，正如基督爱教会，为教会舍己， 26好借着自己的道用水洗净教会，使她圣洁， 27以便把圣洁、完美、没有污点、皱纹等瑕疵的荣耀教会呈献给祂自己。 28同样，做丈夫的也要爱妻子如同爱自己的身体，爱妻子就是爱自己。 29没有人会厌恶自己的身体，人总是珍惜保养身体，正如基督对待教会一样， 30因为我们是祂身上的肢体。 31“因此，人要离开父母，与妻子结合，二人成为一体。” 32这是一个极大的奥秘，然而我是指着基督和教会的关系说的。 33总之，你们做丈夫的都要爱妻子如同爱自己，做妻子的也要敬重丈夫。
1Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. 3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 5For 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. 6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. 7Be not ye therefore partakers with them. 8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 13But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. 14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 21Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 22Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
