行事與聖徒的身分相稱
1因此，你們既然是上帝疼愛的兒女，就要效法上帝。 2要以愛心待人，像基督愛我們一樣，祂為我們犧牲自己作為獻給上帝的馨香供物和祭物。
3一切淫亂、污穢或貪婪的事在你們當中連提都不要提，才合乎聖徒的身分。 4污言穢語、愚昧粗俗的談笑都不合宜，總要說感恩的話才好。 5因為你們清楚知道，淫亂的人、污穢的人，還有貪婪的人，就是拜偶像的人，在基督和上帝的國裡沒有立足之地。 6不要被虛空的道理欺騙，因為上帝的烈怒必臨到上述那些悖逆的人。 7所以，你們不要與他們同流合污。
8你們從前活在黑暗中，現在既然活在主的光明中，行事為人就該像光明的兒女。 9光明總是結出良善、公義和真理的果子。 10你們要察驗什麼是主所喜悅的事， 11不可參與那些黑暗無益的事，反要揭發斥責， 12因為那些人暗地裡做的事就是提起來都覺得可恥。 13然而，一切的事被光一照，都會真相大白， 14因為光能使一切顯明出來。因此有人說：
「沉睡的人啊，醒來吧！
從死人中起來吧，
基督要光照你了！」
15因此，你們要注意自己的生活，不要像愚昧人，要像有智慧的人。 16要愛惜光陰，因為現今是個邪惡的世代。 17所以，不要做糊塗人，要明白主的旨意。 18不要醉酒，醉酒會使人放蕩，要被聖靈充滿。 19要用詩篇、聖樂、靈歌互相激勵，從心底唱出讚美主的旋律。 20凡事總要奉我們主耶穌基督的名感謝父上帝。
夫婦之道
21你們要存敬畏基督的心彼此順服。
22作妻子的要順服自己的丈夫，如同順服主基督。 23因為丈夫是妻子的頭，正如基督是祂的身體——教會的頭，又是教會的救主。 24教會怎樣順服基督，妻子也要照樣凡事順服丈夫。
25作丈夫的要愛妻子，正如基督愛教會，為教會捨己， 26好藉著自己的道用水洗淨教會，使她聖潔， 27以便把聖潔、完美、沒有污點、皺紋等瑕疵的榮耀教會呈獻給祂自己。 28同樣，作丈夫的也要愛妻子如同愛自己的身體，愛妻子就是愛自己。 29沒有人會厭惡自己的身體，人總是珍惜保養身體，正如基督對待教會一樣， 30因為我們是祂身上的肢體。 31「因此，人要離開父母，與妻子結合，二人成為一體。」 32這是一個極大的奧祕，然而我是指著基督和教會的關係說的。 33總之，你們作丈夫的都要愛妻子如同愛自己，作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.
