Efesios 5
Diodati 1885
1Siate adunque imitatori di Dio, come figliuoli diletti.
2E camminate in carità, siccome ancora Cristo ci ha amati, e ha dato sè stesso per noi, in offerta e sacrificio a Dio, in odor soave.
3E come si conviene a santi, fornicazione, e niuna immondizia, ed avarizia, non sia pur nominata fra voi;
4nè disonestà, nè stolto parlare, o buffoneria, le quali cose non si convengono; ma più tosto, ringraziamento.
5Poichè voi sapete questo: che niun fornicatore, nè immondo, nè avaro, il quale è idolatra, ha eredità nel regno di Cristo, e di Dio.
6Niuno vi seduca con vani ragionamenti; perciocchè per queste cose vien l'ira di Dio, sopra i figliuoli della disubbidienza.
7Non siate adunque loro compagni.
8Perciocchè già eravate tenebre, ma ora siete luce nel Signore; camminate come figliuoli di luce
9(poichè il frutto dello Spiritoè in ogni bontà, e giustizia, e verità),
10provando ciò che è accettevole al Signore.
11E non partecipate le opere infruttuose delle tenebre, anzi più tosto ancora riprendetele.
12Perciocchè egli è disonesto pur di dire le cose che si fanno da coloro in occulto.
13Ma tutte le cose, che sono condannate sono manifestate dalla luce; perciocchè tutto ciò che è manifestato è luce.
14Perciò dice: Risvegliati, tu che dormi, e risorgi da' morti, e Cristo ti risplenderà.
15Riguardate adunque come voi camminate con diligente circospezione; non come stolti, ma come savi;
16ricomperando il tempo, perciocchè i giorni sono malvagi.
17Perciocchè, non siate disavveduti, ma intendenti qual sia la volontà del Signore.
18E non v'inebbriate di vino, nel quale vi è dissoluzione; ma siate ripieni dello Spirito;
19parlando a voi stessi con salmi, ed inni, e canzoni spirituali, cantando, e salmeggiando col cuor vostro al Signore.
20Rendendo del continuo grazie d'ogni cosa a Dio e Padre, nel nome del Signor nostro Gesù Cristo.
21Sottoponendovi gli uni agli altri nel timor di Cristo.
22MOGLI, siate soggette a' vostri mariti, come al Signore.
23Poichè il marito è capo della donna, siccome ancora Cristo è capo della Chiesa, ed egli stesso è Salvatore del corpo.
24Ma altresì, come la Chiesa è soggetta a Cristo, così le mogli debbono esser soggette a' lor mariti in ogni cosa.
25Mariti, amate le vostre mogli, siccome ancora Cristo ha amata la Chiesa, e ha dato sè stesso per lei;
26acciocchè, avendola purgata col lavacro dell'acqua, la santificasse per la parola;
27per farla comparire davanti a sè, gloriosa, non avendo macchia, nè crespa, nè cosa alcuna tale; ma santa ed irreprensibile.
28Così debbono i mariti amare le loro mogli, come i lor propri corpi: chi ama la sua moglie ama sè stesso.
29Perciocchè niuno giammai ebbe in odio la sua carne, anzi la nudrisce, e la cura teneramente, siccome ancora il Signore la Chiesa.
30Poichè noi siamo membra del suo corpo, della sua carne, e delle sue ossa.
31Perciò, l'uomo lascerà suo padre, e sua madre, e si congiungerà con la sua moglie, e i due diverranno una stessa carne.
32Questo mistero è grande; or io dico, a riguardo di Cristo, e della Chiesa.
33Ma ciascun di voi così ami la sua moglie, come sè stesso; ed altresì la moglie riverisca il marito.
Reina-Valera 1909
1SED, pues, imitadores de Dios como hijos amados:
2Y andad en amor, como también Cristo nos amó, y se entregó á sí mismo por nosotros, ofrenda y sacrificio á Dios en olor suave.
3Pero fornicación y toda inmundicia, ó avaricia, ni aun se nombre entre vosotros, como conviene á santos;
4Ni palabras torpes, ni necedades, ni truhanerías, que no convienen; sino antes bien acciones de gracias.
5Porque sabéis esto, que ningún fornicario, ó inmundo, ó avaro, que es servidor de ídolos, tiene herencia en el reino de Cristo y de Dios.
6Nadie os engañe con palabras vanas; porque por estas cosas viene la ira de Dios sobre los hijos de desobediencia.
7No seáis pues aparceros con ellos;
8Porque en otro tiempo erais tinieblas; mas ahora sois luz en el Señor: andad como hijos de luz,
9(Porque el fruto del Espíritu es en toda bondad, y justicia, y verdad;)
10Aprobando lo que es agradable al Señor.
11Y no comuniquéis con las obras infructuosas de las tinieblas; sino antes bien redargüidlas.
12Porque torpe cosa es aun hablar de lo que ellos hacen en oculto.
13Mas todas las cosas cuando son redargüidas, son manifestadas por la luz; porque lo que manifiesta todo, la luz es.
14Por lo cual dice: Despiértate, tú que duermes, y levántate de los muertos, y te alumbrará Cristo.
15Mirad, pues, cómo andéis avisadamente; no como necios, mas como sabios;
16Redimiendo el tiempo, porque los días son malos.
17Por tanto, no seáis imprudentes, sino entendidos de cuál sea la voluntad del Señor.
18Y no os embriaguéis de vino, en lo cual hay disolución; mas sed llenos de Espíritu;
19Hablando entre vosotros con salmos, y con himnos, y canciones espirituales, cantando y alabando al Señor en vuestros corazones;
20Dando gracias siempre de todo al Dios y Padre en el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo:
21Sujetados los unos á los otros en el temor de Dios.
22Las casadas estén sujetas á sus propios maridos, como al Señor.
23Porque el marido es cabeza de la mujer, así como Cristo es cabeza de la iglesia; y él es el que da la salud al cuerpo.
24Así que, como la iglesia está sujeta á Cristo, así también las casadas lo estén á sus maridos en todo.
25Maridos, amad á vuestras mujeres, así como Cristo amó á la iglesia, y se entregó á sí mismo por ella,
26Para santificarla limpiándola en el lavacro del agua por la palabra,
27Para presentársela gloriosa para sí, una iglesia que no tuviese mancha ni arruga, ni cosa semejante; sino que fuese santa y sin mancha.
28Así también los maridos deben amar á sus mujeres como á sus mismos cuerpos. El que ama á su mujer, á sí mismo se ama.
29Porque ninguno aborreció jamás á su propia carne, antes la sustenta y regala, como también Cristo á la iglesia;
30Porque somos miembros de su cuerpo, de su carne y de sus huesos.
31Por esto dejará el hombre á su padre y á su madre, y se allegará á su mujer, y serán dos en una carne.
32Este misterio grande es: mas yo digo esto con respecto á Cristo y á la iglesia.
33Cada uno empero de vosotros de por sí, ame también á su mujer como á sí mismo; y la mujer reverencie á su marido.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
1Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
2Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
3But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;
4nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.
5Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
7Therefore don’t be partakers with them.
8For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
9for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,
10proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.
11Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
12For it is a shame even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.
13But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.
14Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
15Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17Therefore, don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
18Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
19speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
21subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.
22Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
23For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.
24But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.
25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,
26that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
27that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without defect.
28Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
29For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly,
30because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.
31“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh.”
32This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and the assembly.
33Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.