Ephesians 5
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
1ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ.
2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲤⲪⲞⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲤⲐⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲐⲞⲒⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ.
3But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
3ϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲤⲢⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ.
4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
4ⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲤⲞϪ ⲒⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ.
5For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
5ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲞⲢⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲔⲀⲐⲀⲢⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
6ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
7Therefore do not be partakers with them.
7ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
8ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ.
9for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
9ⲠⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲔⲈⲞⲤⲨⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
10Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
10ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲐⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲞϨⲒ.
12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
12ⲚⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲬⲰⲠ ⲞⲨϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.
13ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲤⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲰⲂ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ.
14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
14ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
15ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲔⲢⲒⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲦⲤⲂⲰ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ.
16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
16ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ.
17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
17ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲦⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀϮ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
18ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲐⲒϦⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲢⲠ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀ.
19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
19ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲮⲀⲖⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϨⲰⲆⲎ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲮⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ.
20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
20ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ
21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
21ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲚⲞ ⲚϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϮϨⲞϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
22ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
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.
23ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ.
24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
24ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϬⲚⲞ ⲚϪⲰⲤ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϬ ⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
25ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎ ⲤⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲤ
26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
26ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ.
27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
27ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲀϨⲈ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲤ ⲈⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ.
28In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
28ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ.
29Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.
29ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲈⲤⲦⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϢⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲞⲨϢⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀϤⲈⲢⲐⲀⲖⲠⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
30For we are members of His body.
30ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲘⲀ.
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.”
31ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲬⲀ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲞⲘϤ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲂ ⲈⲨⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ
32This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
32ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
33ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲢⲎϮ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ.
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