Our Basic Conduct as a Disciple

Walk in Love

¹jTherefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. ²And kwalk in love, las Christ loved us and mgave himself up for us, a nfragrant ooffering and sacrifice to God.

³But psexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness qmust not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. ⁴Let there be rno filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, swhich are out of place, but instead tlet there be thanksgiving. ⁵For you may be sure of this, that ueveryone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (vthat is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. ⁶wLet no one xdeceive you with empty words, for because of these things ythe wrath of God comes upon zthe sons of disobedience. ⁷Therefore ado not become partners with them; ⁸for bat one time you were cdarkness, but now you are light in the Lord. dWalk as children of light ⁹(for ethe fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), ¹⁰and ftry to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. ¹¹gTake no part in the hunfruitful iworks of darkness, but instead jexpose them. ¹²For kit is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. ¹³But when lanything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, ¹⁴for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

m“Awake, O sleeper,

and narise from the dead,

and oChrist will shine on you.”

¹⁵pLook carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, ¹⁶pmaking the best use of the time, because qthe days are evil. ¹⁷Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what rthe will of the Lord is. ¹⁸And sdo not get drunk with wine, for that is tdebauchery, but ube filled with the Spirit, ¹⁹addressing one another in vpsalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, ²⁰wgiving thanks always and for everything to God the Father xin the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ²¹ysubmitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.