1  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus

2  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and YHWH Jesus Christ.

2  Peace be with you and grace from God our Father, and from our LORD Jesus Christ

3  Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ,

4  just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him in love,

4  Just as from the beginning he has chosen us through him, before the foundation of the world, that we may become holy and without blemish before him.

4  According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love

5  having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

5  He has predestined us to adoption as sons, through Jesus Christ, in himself, according to the purpose of his will,

5  And he marked us with his love to be his from the beginning, and adopted us to be sons through Jesus Christ, as it pleased his will.

6  to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He bestowed favor upon us in the Beloved.

6  for the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has gifted us in his beloved Son.

7  In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

7  in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

8  which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and insight,

8  That that grace which has abounded in us, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

9  having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,

9  So does he make known to us the mystery of his will, which he has set forth in Christ, in a manner well-pleasing to him,

9  And because he has made known to us the mystery of his will, as he has ordained from the very beginning, to work through it;

10  for an administration of the fullness of the times, [He might ]bring together all things in Christ, those in heaven and those on the earth-in Him.

11  In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

11  In him, we too are called to our portion, having been predestined in accord with the plan of the One who accomplishes all things by the counsel of his will.

11  By whom we have been chosen, as he had marked us from the beginning so he wanted to carry out everything according to the good judgment of his will

12  so that we should be to the praise of His glory, we who first trusted in Christ;

12  to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ

12  So may we be, to the praise of his glory, we who have hoped beforehand in Christ.

13  in whom also you, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

14  who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of His glory.

14  Which is the pledge of our inheritance, for the salvation of those who are saved, and for the glory of his honour.

15  Because of this I also, after I heard of your faith in YHWH Jesus and your love for all the saints,

15  For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which [ye show] toward all the saints,

15  Wherefore I also, since I heard of your faith in our LORD Jesus Christ, and your love toward all the saints,

16  do not cease to give thanks concerning you, making mention of you in my prayers

16  I have not ceased giving thanks for you, calling you to mind in my prayers,

16  Never cease to give thanks for your sakes and to mention you in my prayers;

17  that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

18  the eyes of your heart having been enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

18  May the eyes of your heart be illuminated, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and the wealth of the glory of his inheritance with the saints,

18  And so that the eyes of your understanding may be enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the glorious riches of his inheritance in the saints;

19  and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power

19  and the preeminent magnitude of his virtue toward us, toward we who believe in accord with the work of his powerful virtue,

20  which He worked in Christ, having raised Him from the dead, and seated [Him] at His right hand in the heavenlies,

20  Which he wrought through Christ, when he raised him from the dead and set him at his own right hand in heaven,

21  above every ruler and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the coming [age].

21  far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come

21  above every principality and power and virtue and dominion, and above every name that is given, not only in this age, but even in the future age.

22  And He subjected all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,

22  And he has subjected all things under his feet, and he has made him the head over the entire Church,

22  And has put all things under his feet, and made him, who is above all things, the head of the church,

23  which is His body, the fullness of Him filling all things in all.

23  which is his body and which is the fullness of him who accomplishes everything in everyone.

2:1  And you [He made alive,] being dead in transgressions and sins,

1  AND he has quickened you also who were dead because of your sins and trespasses;

2:2  in which you once walked according to the age of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit which is now working in the sons of disobedience,

2  wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;

2  In which you previously walked according to the worldly course of this world, and according to the will of the supreme ruler of the air, the spirit which is active in the children of disobedience.

2:3  among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the senses, and were by nature children of wrath, as also the rest.

3  And we too were all conversant in these things, in times past, by the desires of our flesh, acting according to the will of the flesh and according to our own thoughts. And so we were, by nature, sons of wrath, even like the others.

3  In those very deeds in which we were also corrupted from the very beginning through the lusts of the flesh, fulfilling the wills of the flesh and of the mind: thereby we became completely the children of wrath, even as others.

2:4  But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

4  Yet still, God, who is rich in mercy, for the sake of his exceedingly great charity with which he loved us,

2:5  even when we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

2:6  and raised us up together, and seated us together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus,

6  And he has raised us up together, and he has caused us to sit down together in the heavens, in Christ Jesus,

2:7  that in the coming ages He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

7  so that he may display, in the ages soon to arrive, the abundant wealth of his grace, by his goodness toward us in Christ Jesus.

7  In the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Jesus Christ.

2:8  For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; [it is] the gift of God,

8  For it is by grace that you are saved through faith; not of your doing: it is the gift of God

2:9  not of works, lest anyone should boast.

9  And this is not of works, so that no one may glory.

2:10  For we are His handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

2:11  Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh-who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made by hands in the flesh-

11  Because of this, be mindful that, in times past, you were Gentiles in the flesh, and that you were called uncircumcised by those who are called circumcised in the flesh, something done by man,

11  Wherefore remember that you were Gentiles in the flesh from the beginning, and you were called Uncircumcision, differing from that which is called Circumcision, which is the work of the hands in the flesh.

2:12  that at that time you were apart from Christ, being estranged from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, not having hope and atheists in the world.

12  and that you were, in that time, without Christ, being foreign to the way of life of Israel, being visitors to the testament, having no hope of the promise, and being without God in this world.

12  At that time you were without Christ, being aliens to the customs of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope, and without God in the world.

2:13  But now in Christ Jesus, you who once were far away have come to be near by the blood of Christ.

13  But now, through Jesus Christ, you who sometimes were far off are brought near by the blood of Christ.

2:14  For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and who destroyed the dividing wall of separation,

14  For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of partition,

14  For he is our peace. He made the two into one, by dissolving the intermediate wall of separation, of opposition, by his flesh,

2:15  having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that He might create in Himself one new man [from] the two, [thus] making peace,

15  emptying the law of commandments by decree, so that he might join these two, in himself, into one new man, making peace

15  And he has abolished by his precious body, the enmity between them, and he has abolished by his commandments, the ordinances of the law, that he may create, in his person, from the two, a new man, thus making peace;

2:16  and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, putting to death the enmity in Himself.

16  and reconciling both to God, in one body, through the cross, destroying this opposition in himself.

16  And he reconciled both in one body with God, and with his cross he destroyed the enmity

2:17  And having come, He preached peace to you who were far away and to those near.

17  and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to them that were nigh

17  And upon arriving, he evangelized peace to you who were far away, and peace to those who were near.

2:18  Because through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

18  For by him, we both have access, in the one Spirit, to the Father.

18  Through him we both are able to draw near by one Spirit to the Father.

2:19  So then, you are no longer strangers and aliens, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

19  Thus from henceforth you are neither strangers, nor foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and children of the household of God;

2:20  being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,

20  having been built upon the foundation of the Apostles and of the Prophets, with Jesus Christ himself as the preeminent cornerstone.

20  And you are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone of the building

2:21  in whom the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in YHWH,

21  In him, all that has been built is framed together, rising up into a holy temple in the Lord.

21  And through him the whole building is fashioned and grows into a holy temple through the help of the LORD

2:22  in whom you also are being built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.

22  You also are builded by him for a habitation of God through the Spirit.

3:1  For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles-

1  By reason of this grace, I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles.

3:2  if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,

2  Now certainly, you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which has been given to me among you

3:3  how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery, just as I wrote before briefly,

3  that, by means of revelation, the mystery was made known to me, just as I have written above in a few words.

3  For the mystery was made known to me by a revelation; as I have briefly written you before,

3:4  with reference to which, when you read, you can understand my insight in the mystery of Christ,

4  Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

3:5  which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets

5  In other generations, this was unknown to the sons of men, even as it has now been revealed to his holy Apostles and Prophets in the Spirit,

3:6  that the Gentiles should be joint-heirs, and of the same body, and joint-partakers in His promise in Christ by the gospel,

6  [to wit], that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

6  so that the Gentiles would be co-heirs, and of the same body, and partners together, by his promise in Christ Jesus, through the Gospel.

3:7  of which I became a minister according to the free gift of the grace of God which was given to me according to the working of His power.

7  Of this Gospel, I have been made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which has been given to me by means of the operation of his virtue.

7  Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

3:8  To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

8  Although I am the least of all the saints, I have been given this grace: to evangelize among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

8  Even to me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ

3:9  and to enlighten all [as to] what is the administration of the mystery, which had been hidden from the ages in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ;

9  and to enlighten everyone concerning the dispensation of the mystery, hidden before the ages in God who created all things,

3:10  that the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenlies,

10  to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly [places] might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of God,

10  so that the manifold wisdom of God may become well-known to the principalities and powers in the heavens, through the Church,

3:11  according to the eternal purpose which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,

11  Which is the wisdom he prepared in ages past, and has carried out in Jesus Christ our LORD

3:12  in whom we have the boldness and the access with confidence through faith in Him.

12  In him we trust, and so we approach with confidence, through his faith.

3:13  Therefore I beseech [you] not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.

13  Wherefore I ask that ye may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.

13  Because of this, I ask you not to be weakened by my tribulations on your behalf; for this is your glory.

3:14  For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

14  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,

14  By reason of this grace, I bend my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

3:15  from whom every family in heaven and upon earth takes its name,

15  For whom all fatherhood in heaven and in earth is named,

3:16  that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power by His Spirit in the inner man,

16  And I ask him to grant to you to be strengthened in virtue by his Spirit, in accord with the wealth of his glory, in the inner man,

16  To grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit;

3:17  that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; being rooted and founded in love,

17  so that Christ may live in your hearts through a faith rooted in, and founded on, charity.

3:18  that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height-

18  may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

18  So may you be able to embrace, with all the saints, what is the width and length and height and depth

3:19  and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

19  of the charity of Christ, and even be able to know that which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

3:20  Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

20  Now to him who is able by power to do for us more than anyone else, and to do for us more than we ask or think, according to his mighty power that works in us,

3:21  to Him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

21  Unto him be glory in his church by Jesus Christ throughout all ages, world without end: Amen.

4:1  Therefore I, the prisoner of YHWH, urge you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,

1  And so, as a prisoner in the Lord, I beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the vocation to which you have been called

1  I THEREFORE, a prisoner of our LORD, beseech you to live as is worthy of the rank to which you are called,

4:2  with all humility and meekness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,

2  with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

4:3  being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

3  Endeavoring to preserve the harmony of the Spirit in the bond of peace,

4:4  There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;

4  One body and one Spirit: to this you have been called by the one hope of your calling

4  That you may become one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling;

4:5  one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

5  There is one LORD, one faith, and one baptism;

4:6  one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.

4:7  But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the free gift of Christ.

7  Yet to each one of us there has been given grace according to the measure allotted by Christ.

7  But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

4:8  Therefore He says: "When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."

8  Because of this, he says: “Ascending on high, he took captivity itself captive; he gave gifts to men.”

8  Wherefore it is said, He ascended on high, and took possession of heaven and gave good gifts to men.

4:9  But that "He ascended"-what is it but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

9  Now that he has ascended, what is left except for him also to descended, first to the lower parts of the earth?

4:10  He that descended, He is also the [One] who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.

10  So he that descended is the same also that ascended far above all heavens, that he might fulfil all things.

4:11  And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

11  And the same one granted that some would be Apostles, and some Prophets, yet truly others evangelists, and others pastors and teachers,

4:12  for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ,

12  for the sake of the perfection of the saints, by the work of the ministry, in the edification of the body of Christ,

4:13  until we all arrive to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to [the] measure of [the] stature of the fullness of Christ;

13  till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ

13  Until we all become one in faith, and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and become a perfect man according to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ

4:14  that we may no longer be infants, being tossed as by waves, and being carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in regard to deceitful scheming,

14  So may we then no longer be little children, disturbed and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the wickedness of men, and by the craftiness which deceives unto error.

4:15  but speaking the truth in love, we may grow up in all things into Him who is the head-Christ;

15  Instead, acting according to truth in charity, we should increase in everything, in him who is the head, Christ himself.

15  But that we be sincere in our love, so that in everything we may progress through Christ, who is the head.

4:16  from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the working of the measure of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the edification of itself in love.

16  For in him, the whole body is joined closely together, by every underlying joint, through the function allotted to each part, bringing improvement to the body, toward its edification in charity.

4:17  This I say, therefore, and testify in YHWH, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

17  And so, I say this, and I testify in the Lord: that from now on you should walk, not as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,

4:18  having been darkened in understanding, being estranged from the life of God, because of the ignorance which is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;

18  And whose understanding is dark, and who are alienated from the life of God, because they have no knowledge, and because of the blindness of their hearts;

4:19  who, having become callous, gave themselves over to debauchery, for the working of uncleanness with utmost greediness.

19  Such as these, despairing, have given themselves over to sexual immorality, carrying out every impurity with rapacity.

19  And who have given up their hope, and have surrendered themselves to wantonness, and to the practice of all uncleanness in their covetousness.

4:20  But you did not thus learn Christ,

20  But this is not what you have learned in Christ.

20  But that is not what you have been taught about Christ;

4:21  if indeed you have heard Him and were instructed by Him, just as the truth is in Jesus

21  For certainly, you have listened to him, and you have been instructed in him, according to the truth that is in Jesus

21  If you have truly heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is found in Jesus

4:22  that you put off, concerning your former way of life, the old man which is being corrupted according to the deceitful lusts,

22  to set aside your earlier behavior, the former man, who was corrupted, by means of desire, unto error,

4:23  and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

4:24  and that you put on the new man which was created in the likeness of God, in true righteousness and holiness.

24  and put on the new man, that after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

24  and so put on the new man, who, in accord with God, is created in justice and in the holiness of truth.

4:25  Therefore, having put off falsehood, "Let each one speak truth with his neighbor,"for we are members of one another.

25  Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

25  Because of this, setting aside lying, speak the truth, each one with his neighbor. For we are all part of one another.

4:26  "Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun set on your anger,

26  Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath

26  “Be angry, but do not be willing to sin.” Do not let the sun set over your anger.

4:27  nor give opportunity to the devil.

27  neither give place to the devil.

27  And do not give the devil a chance.

4:28  Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working that which is good with his hands, in order that he may have something to share with him who has need.

4:29  Let no corrupt word proceed from your mouth, but only what is good for edification, that it may give grace to them that hear.

29  Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

29  Let no evil words proceed from your mouth, but only what is good, toward the edification of faith, so as to bestow grace upon those who listen.

4:30  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

30  And do not be willing to grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed, unto the day of redemption.

4:31  Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and blasphemy be removed from you, with all malice.

31  Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and outcry and blasphemy be taken away from you, along with all malice.

4:32  And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ forgave us.

32  And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

5:1  Therefore be imitators of God as beloved children.

1  Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

1  BE therefore God-like, as beloved chil dren.

5:2  And walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.

5:3  But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints;

3  But let not any kind of fornication, or impurity, or rapacity so much as be named among you, just as is worthy of the saints,

3  But let not immorality or any uncleanness or covetousness be heard of among you, as becomes saints;

5:4  neither wickedness, nor foolish talk or coarse jesting, which are not proper, but rather thanksgiving.

4  nor any indecent, or foolish, or abusive talk, for this is without purpose; but instead, give thanks.

4  Neither cursing, nor foolish words, nor insults, nor words of flattery, none of which are necessary: but instead of these, let thanks be offered.

5:5  For this you know, that no fornicator, or unclean person, nor covetous person, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

5  For know and understand this: no one who is a fornicator, or lustful, or rapacious (for these are a kind of service to idols) holds an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

5  You should know this: that no one guilty of fornication, or unclean person, or covetous man who serves idols, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

5:6  Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

5:7  Therefore do not be participants with them.

7  Be not ye therefore partakers with them;

5:8  For you were once darkness, but now you are light in YHWH. Walk as children of light-

8  For previously you were ignorant, but now you have been enlightened by our LORD, and should live therefore like children of light.

5:9  for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth,

5:10  proving what is well-pleasing to YHWH.

10  affirming what is well-pleasing to God.

10  And so you must discern that which is acceptable before our LORD.

5:11  And have no partnership with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose [them].

11  And so, have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead, refute them.

11  Have no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather condemn them.

5:12  For it is shameful even to speak of those things being done by them in secret.

12  for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.

5:13  But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.

13  For all things that are condemned are exposed by the light: and anything that is made manifest is light.

5:14  Therefore He says: "Awake, you who are sleeping, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

14  Wherefore [he] saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.

14  Because of this, it is said: “You who are sleeping: awaken, and rise up from the dead, and so shall the Christ enlighten you.”

5:15  See then that you walk carefully, not as unwise, but as wise,

15  And so, brothers, see to it that you walk cautiously, not like the foolish,

5:16  redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

16  but like the wise: atoning for this age, because this is an evil time.

16  Who take advantage of their opportunity, for these are difficult days.

5:17  Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of YHWH [is].

17  Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

17  For this reason, do not choose to be imprudent. Instead, understand what is the will of God.

5:18  And do not get drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,

18  And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

18  And do not choose to be inebriated by wine, for this is self-indulgence. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,

5:19  speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to YHWH,

19  speaking among yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and reciting psalms to the Lord in your hearts,

5:20  giving thanks always concerning all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

5:21  subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of God.

21  Be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.

21  Submit yourselves one to another in the love of Christ.

5:22  Wives, subject yourselves to your own husbands, as to YHWH,

22  Wives, [be in subjection] unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

22  Wives should be submissive to their husbands, as to the Lord.

5:23  because the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.

23  For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the church, [being] himself the saviour of the body.

5:24  But just as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

24  Therefore, just as the Church is subject to Christ, so also should wives be subject to their husbands in all things.

5:25  Husbands, love your own wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,

5:26  in order that He might sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing of water by the word,

26  that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

26  so that he might sanctify her, washing her clean by water and the Word of life,

5:27  that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and blameless.

27  so that he might offer her to himself as a glorious Church, not having any spot or wrinkle or any such thing, so that she would be holy and immaculate.

27  In order to build for himself a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

5:28  So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he that loves his own wife loves himself.

28  Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself

28  So should men love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

5:29  For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also YHWH does the church.

29  for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;

5:30  For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.

30  because we are members of his body.

5:31  "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."

31  For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.

5:32  This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and to the church.

32  This is a great Sacrament. And I am speaking in Christ and in the Church.

5:33  Nevertheless you also individually, let each one love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respect her husband.

33  Yet truly, each and every one of you should love his wife as himself. And a wife should fear her husband.

6:1  Children, obey your parents in YHWH, for this is right.

6:2  "Honor your father and mother,"which is the first commandment with a promise

2  This is the first commandment with promise: Honour thy father and mother;

6:3  "that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."

3  so that it may be well with you, and so that you may have a long life upon the earth.

6:4  And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and admonition of YHWH.

4  And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but educate them with the discipline and correction of the Lord.

4  And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

6:5  Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in simplicity of heart, as to Christ;

5  Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

6:6  not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God wholeheartedly,

6  not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

6  Do not serve only when seen, as if to please men, but act as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

6:7  with good will doing service, as to YHWH, and not to men,

7  Serve with good will, as to the Lord, and not to men.

7  And serve well with your whole soul, with love, as to our LORD, and not to men

6:8  knowing that whatever good thing anyone does, the same he shall receive back from YHWH, whether slave or free.

8  For you know that whatever good each one will do, the same will he receive from the Lord, whether he is servant or free.

6:9  And masters, do the same things towards them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.

9  And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

9  Also, masters, do the same things for your servants, forgiving their faults, because you also have your own Master in heaven; and there is no respect of persons with him.

6:10  Finally, my brothers, be strong in YHWH and in the power of His might.

10  Concerning the rest, brothers, be strengthened in the Lord, by the power of his virtue.

10  From henceforth, my brethren, be strong in our LORD, and in the power of his might.

6:11  Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil.

11  Be clothed in the armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the treachery of the devil.

6:12  For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual [forces] of evil in the heavenlies.

12  For your conflict is not only with flesh and blood, but also with the angels, and with powers, with the rulers of this world of darkness, and with the evil spirits under the heavens.

6:13  Because of this, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having accomplished all things, to stand.

13  Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

13  Wherefore put you on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to meet the evil one, and being prepared you shall prevail.

6:14  Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

14  Therefore, stand firm, having been girded about your waist with truth, and having been clothed with the breastplate of justice,

14  Arise, therefore, gird your loins with truth, and put on the breastplate of righteousness;

6:15  and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

6:16  above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

16  In all things, take up the shield of faith, with which you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one.

6:17  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

6:18  through every prayer and petition, praying in every season in the Spirit, being watchful to this same thing with all perseverance and petition concerning all the saints-

18  with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

6:19  and for me, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

19  And for me also, that words may be given to me as soon as I open my mouth, so that I may boldly preach the mystery of the gospel,

6:20  for the sake of which I serve as an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I must speak.

20  for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

20  in such a manner that I may dare to speak exactly as I ought to speak. For I act as an ambassador in chains for the Gospel.

6:21  But that you also may know my circumstances, and how I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful servant in YHWH, will make all things known to you;

21  Now, so that you also may know the things that concern me and what I am doing, Tychicus, a most beloved brother and a faithful minister in the Lord, will make known everything to you.

21  In order that you also may know my affairs, and what I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and a faithful minister in our LORD, shall make known to you all things;

6:22  whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our situation, and that he may comfort your hearts.

22  I have sent him to you for this very reason, so that you may know the things that concern us, and so that he may console your hearts.

6:23  Peace to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and YHWH Jesus Christ.

23  Peace be to our brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father, and from our LORD Jesus Christ.

6:24  Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

24  May grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ, unto incorruption. Amen.