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Ephesians 4:15-25

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.

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