Ephesians 5:3-15

Goodspeed(i) 3 But immorality or any form of vice or greed must not be so much as mentioned among you; that would not be becoming in God's people. 4 There must be no indecency or foolish or scurrilous talk—all that is unbecoming. There should be thanksgiving instead. 5 For you may be sure that no one who is immoral, or greedy for gain (for that is idolatry) can have any share in the Kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Whatever anyone may say in the way of worthless arguments to deceive you, these are the things that are bringing God's anger down upon the disobedient. 7 Therefore have nothing to do with them. 8 For once you were sheer darkness, but now, as Christians, you are light itself. You must live like children of light, 9 for light leads to perfect goodness, uprightness, and truth; 10 you must make sure what pleases the Lord. 11 Have nothing to do with the profitless doings of the darkness; expose them instead. 12 For while it is degrading even to mention their secret practices, 13 yet when anything is exposed by the light, it is made visible, and anything that is made visible is light. 14 So it says, "Wake up, sleeper! Rise from the dead, And Christ will dawn upon you!" 15 Be very careful, then, about the way you live. Do not act thoughtlessly, but like sensible men,