7. So don't have anything to do with anyone like that.
8. You used to be like people living in the dark, but now you are people of the light because you belong to the Lord. So act like people of the light
9. and make your light shine. Be good and honest and truthful,
10. as you try to please the Lord.
11. Don't take part in doing those worthless things that are done in the dark. Instead, show how wrong they are.
12. It is disgusting even to talk about what is done in the dark.
13. But the light will show what these things are really like.
14. Light shows up everything, just as the Scriptures say,“Wake up from your sleepand rise from death.Then Christ will shine on you.”
15. Act like people with good sense and not like fools.
16. These are evil times, so make every minute count.
17. Don't be stupid. Instead, find out what the Lord wants you to do.
18. Don't destroy yourself by getting drunk, but let the Spirit fill your life.
19. When you meet together, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, as you praise the Lord with all your heart.
20. Always use the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to thank God the Father for everything.
21. Honour Christ and put others first.
22. A wife should put her husband first, as she does the Lord.
23. A husband is the head of his wife, as Christ is the head and the Saviour of the church, which is his own body.
24. Wives should always put their husbands first, as the church puts Christ first.