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Ephesians 4

1IthereforeοὖνounG3767,theprisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198intheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, beseechyoutowalkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043worthilyἀξίωςaxiōsG516ofthecallingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821wherewith yewerecalledἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteG2564,

2withalllowlinessandmeekness,withlongsuffering, forbearingoneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240anotherinloveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26;

3giving diligencetokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083theunityoftheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151inthebondσυνδέσμῳsundesmōG4886ofpeaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515.

4ThereisoneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andoneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,evenG2532asalsoG2532yewerecalledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564inoneμιᾷmiaG1520hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680ofyourcallingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821;

5oneεἷςheisG1520Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,oneμίαmiaG1520faithπίστις,pistisG4102,oneἓνhenG1520baptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908,

6oneεἷςheisG1520GodθεὸςtheosG2316andFatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofall,whoisoverall,andthroughall,andinall.

7ButuntoeachoneἑνὶheniG1520ofuswasthegraceχάριςcharisG5485givenG1325accordingκατὰkataG2596tothemeasureμέτρονmetronG3358ofthegiftδωρεᾶςdōreasG1431ofChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

8Whereforehesaith,WhenheascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305onhighὕψοςhupsosG5311,heledcaptivityαἰχμαλωσίαν,aichmalōsianG161captive,AndgaveG1325giftsδόματαdomataG1390untomenG444.

9(NowG1161this,Heascendedἀνέβη,anebēG305,whatisG1510itbutthathealsoκαὶkaiG2532descendedκατέβηkatebēG2597intothelowerpartsG3313oftheearthγῆς;gēsG1093?

10HethatdescendedκαταβὰςkatabasG2597isG1510thesameαὐτόςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532thatascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305farabovealltheheavensοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,thathemightfillπληρώσῃplērōsēG4137allthingsG3956.)

11AndhegaveG1325sometobeapostlesG652;andsome,prophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396;andsome,evangelistsG2099;andsome,pastorsandteachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320;

12fortheperfectingofthesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40, untotheworkἔργονergonG2041ofministering, untothebuildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619upofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983ofChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:

13tillweallattainκαταντήσωμενkatantēsōmenG2658untotheunityofthefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,andoftheknowledgeἐπιγνώσεωςepignōseōsG1922oftheSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316, untoafullgrownmanἄνδραandraG435, untothemeasureμέτρονmetronG3358ofthestatureἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244ofthefulnessofChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:

14thatwemaybeὦμενōmenG1510noμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371childrenG3516,tossedtoandfroandcarriedaboutwitheverywindἀνέμῳanemōG417ofdoctrineG1319,bythesleightofmenG444,incraftinessπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3834,afterthewilesoferrorG4106;

15butspeakingG226truthἀληθεύοντεςalētheuontesG226inloveἀγάπῃagapēG26,maygrowαὐξήσωμενauxēsōmenG837upinallthingsπάντα,pantaG3956intohim,whoisG1510theheadκεφαλή,kephalēG2776,evenChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547;

16fromwhomallthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983fitly framedandknitG4822togetherσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822throughthatwhicheveryjointsupplieth,accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596totheworkinginduemeasureμέτρῳmetrōG3358ofeachseveralpartμέρουςmerousG3313, makeththeincreaseofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983untothebuildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619upofitselfinloveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

17ThisIsayλέγωlegōG3004thereforeοὖνounG3767,andtestifyμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143intheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,thatyenoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043astheGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484alsoG2532walkπεριπατεῖperipateiG4043,inthevanityoftheirmindνοὸςnoosG3563,

18beingG1510darkenedἐσκοτωμένοιeskotōmenoiG4656intheirunderstandingδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271,alienatedfromthelifeζωῆςzōēsG2222ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,becauseoftheignoranceἄγνοιανagnoianG52thatisG1510inthem,becauseofthehardeningoftheirheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588;

19whobeing past feelinggavethemselvesuptolasciviousness,toworkalluncleannesswithgreediness.

20Butye didnotsoG3779learnἐμάθετεematheteG3129ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547;

21ifsobeG1510thatyeheardG191him,andwereG1510taughtG1321inhim,evenG2532astruthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225isG1510inJesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:

22thatyeputἀποθέσθαιapothesthaiG659away,asconcerningyourformerπροτέρανproteranG4387mannerG391oflifeἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391,theoldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,thatwaxeth corruptafterthelustsG1939ofdeceitἀπάτης,apatēsG539;

23andthatye berenewedinthespiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofyourmindνοὸςnoosG3563,

24andputἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746onthenewκαινὸνkainonG2537manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,thatafterGodθεὸνtheonG2316hathbeencreatedinrighteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343andholinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742oftruthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

25Wherefore,puttingἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659awayfalsehoodψεῦδοςpseudosG5579,speakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980yetruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225eachoneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240withhisneighbor:forweareG1510membersμέλη.melēG3196oneG240ofanother.

26BeyeangryὀργίζεσθεorgizestheG3710,andsinἁμαρτάνετε·hamartaneteG264not:letnotthesunἥλιοςhēliosG2246godownuponyourwrath:

27neithergiveδίδοτεdidoteG1325placeG5117tothedevilδιαβόλῳ.diabolōG1228.

28LethimthatstoleG2813stealG2813nomoreG3123:butratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123lethimlaborG2872,workingwithhishandsχερσὶνchersinG5495thethingG18thatisgoodἀγαθόν,agathonG18,thathemayhavewhereoftogivetohimthathathneedχρείανchreianG5532.

29LetnocorruptspeechG3056proceedoutofyourmouthστόματοςstomatosG4750,butsuchasisgoodἀγαθὸςagathosG18foredifyingastheneedχρείας,chreiasG5532maybe,thatitmaygiveδῷdōG1325graceχάρινcharinG5485tothemthathearἀκούουσιν.akouousinG191.

30AndgrieveλυπεῖτεlupeiteG3076nottheHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,inwhomyeweresealedἐσφραγίσθητεesphragisthēteG4972untothedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofredemptionἀπολυτρώσεως.¶apolutrōseōsG629.

31LetallbitternessπικρίαpikriaG4088,andwrathG3709,andangerὀργὴorgēG3709,andclamorκραυγὴkraugēG2906,andrailing,beputawayG142fromyou,withallmaliceκακίᾳ.kakiaG2549:

32andbeyekindχρηστοί,chrēstoiG5543oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240toanother, tenderhearted,forgivingG5483eachother,evenG2532asGodθεὸςtheosG2316alsoκαὶkaiG2532inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547forgaveG5483you.

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