15. So be very careful how you live. Live wisely, not like fools.
16. I mean that you should use every opportunity you have for doing good, because these are evil times.
17. So don’t be foolish with your lives, but learn what the Lord wants you to do.
18. Don’t be drunk with wine, which will ruin your life, but be filled with the Spirit.
19. Encourage each other with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord.
20. Always give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
21. Be willing to serve each other out of respect for Christ.
22. Wives, be willing to serve your husbands the same as the Lord.
23. A husband is the head of his wife, just as Christ is the head of the church. Christ is the Savior of the church, which is his body.
24. The church serves under Christ, so it is the same with you wives. You should be willing to serve your husbands in everything.