1Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children 2and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
3But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. 4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. 5For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.5:5 Or kingdom of the Messiah and God 6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient. 7Therefore do not be partners with them.
8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10and find out what pleases the Lord. 11Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. 14This is why it is said:
“Wake up, sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
15Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Instructions for Christian Households
21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansing5:26 Or having cleansed her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— 30for we are members of his body. 31“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”5:31 Gen. 2:24 32This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
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做這些事的悖逆之人。 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，反而要揭發， 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、聖詩、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你們作妻子的，要順服丈夫，如同順服主。 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你們作丈夫的，要愛妻子，正如基督愛教會，為教會捨己， 26好藉著道用水洗淨教會，使她聖潔， 27以便把聖潔、完美、沒有污點和皺紋等瑕疵的榮耀教會獻給祂自己。 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從來沒有人會厭惡自己的身體，人會保養和愛惜身體，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。」5·31 創世記2·24。 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。
