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,