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Ephesians 5

1BeyethereforeοὖνounG3767imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,asbelovedἀγαπητὰagapētaG27childrenG5043;

2andwalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inloveἀγάπῃagapēG26,evenG2532asChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532lovedG25you,andgavehimselfupforus,anofferingπροσφορὰνprosphoranG4376andasacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378toGodθεῷtheōG2316foranodorofasweetsmell.

3Butfornication,andalluncleanness,orcovetousnessπλεονεξίαpleonexiaG4124,letitnotevenG2532benamedamongyou,asbecomethsaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40;

4norfilthiness,norfoolish talking,orjesting,whicharenotbefitting:butratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123givingofthanks.

5ForthisyeknowG1097ofasurety,thatnofornicator,noruncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartosG169person,norcovetousπλεονέκτης,pleonektēsG4123manG3778,whoisG1510anidolaterεἰδωλολάτρης,eidōlolatrēsG1496, hathanyinheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817inthekingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547andGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6LetnomanG3778deceiveyouwithemptyκενοῖςkenoisG2756wordsλόγοις·logoisG3056:forbecauseofthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778comeththewrathὀργὴorgēG3709ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316uponthesonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207ofdisobedienceἀπειθείας.apeitheiasG543.

7BenotyethereforeοὖνounG3767partakerswiththem;

8foryewereG1510onceποτεpoteG4218darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,butareG1510nowG1161lightφῶςphōsG5457intheLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962:walkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043aschildrenG5043oflightφωτὸςphōtosG5457

9(forthefruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590ofthelightφωτὸςphōtosG5457isinallgoodnessἀγαθωσύνῃagathōsunēG19andrighteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343andtruthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225),

10provingwhatisG1510well-pleasingG2101untotheLordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962;

11andhavenofellowshipwiththeunfruitfulἀκάρποιςakarpoisG175worksἔργοιςergoisG2041ofdarknessσκότους,skotousG4655,butratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123evenG2532reprovethem;

12forthethingswhichareG1510donebytheminsecretitisG1510ashameevenκαὶkaiG2532tospeakG3004of.

13ButallthingsG3956whentheyareG1510reprovedareG1510madeG5319manifestG5319bythelightφωτὸςphōtosG5457:foreverythingπάνταpantaG3956thatisG1510madeG5319manifestG5319isG1510lightG5457.

14Whereforehesaith,Awake, thouthatsleepest,andariseG1453fromthedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,andChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547shallshineuponthee.

15LookG991thereforeοὖνounG3767carefullyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199howπῶςpōsG4459yewalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043,notasunwise,butaswiseσοφοί,sophoiG4680;

16redeemingthetimeκαιρόν,kaironG2540,becausethedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250areG1510evilπονηραίponēraiG4190.

17Whereforebeyenotfoolishἄφρονες,aphronesG878,butunderstandσυνίετεsunieteG4920whatthewilloftheLordκυρίου.kuriouG2962is.

18AndbeG1510notdrunkenwithwineοἴνῳ,oinōG3631, whereinisG1510riot,butbeG1510filledπληροῦσθεplēroustheG4137withtheSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;

19speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980onetoanotherinpsalmsψαλμοῖςpsalmoisG5568andhymnsὕμνοιςhumnoisG5215andspiritualπνευματικαῖς,pneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603,singingᾄδοντεςadontesG103andmakingmelodywithyourheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588totheLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962;

20givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168alwaysG3842forallthingsπάντωνpantōnG3956inthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547toGodθεῷtheōG2316,evenG2532theFatherπατρί·patriG3962;

21subjectingG5293yourselvesoneἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240toanotherinthefearG5401ofChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

22Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135,beinsubjection untoyourownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,asuntotheLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962.

23ForthehusbandἀνήρanērG435isG1510theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofthewifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,asChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532isG1510theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofthechurchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577,beingG1510himselfthesaviourofthebodyσώματος·sōmatosG4983.

24ButasthechurchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577issubjectὑποτάσσεταιhupotassetaiG5293toChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,soletthewivesG1135alsoκαὶkaiG2532betotheirhusbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435ineverythingπαντί.¶pantiG3956.

25Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveG25yourwivesG1135,evenG2532asChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532lovedG25thechurchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,andgavehimselfupforit;

26thathemightsanctifyἁγιάσῃhagiasēG37it, havingcleansedG2511itbythewashingλουτρῷloutrōG3067ofwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204withtheword,

27thathemightpresentπαραστήσῃparastēsēG3936thechurchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577tohimselfagloriouschurchG1577,nothavingspotorwrinkleoranysuchτοιούτων,toioutōnG5108thing;butthatitshouldbeᾖēG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40andwithoutblemish.

28EvenG2532sooughtὀφείλουσινopheilousinG3784husbandsἄνδρεςandresG435alsoκαὶkaiG2532toloveG25theirownG1438wivesG1135astheirownG1438bodiesσώματα.sōmataG4983.HethatlovethhisownG1438wifeG1135lovethhimself:

29fornomaneverG4218hatedἐμίσησεν,emisēsenG3404hisownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561;butnourishethandcherishethit,evenG2532asChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532thechurchἐκκλησίαν,ekklēsianG1577;

30becauseweareG1510membersμέληmelēG3196ofhisbodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983.

31ForthiscauseshallamanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444leaveκαταλείψειkataleipseiG2641hisfatherπατέραpateraG3962andmotherμητέραmēteraG3384,andshallcleavetohiswifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135;andthetwoδύοduoG1417shallbecomeoneμίαν.mianG1520fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.

32ThismysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466isG1510greatμέγαmegaG3173:butIspeakλέγωlegōG3004inregardofChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547andofthechurchἐκκλησίαν.ekklēsianG1577.

33NeverthelessG4133doyealsoκαὶkaiG2532severallyloveἀγαπάτωagapatōG25eachoneG1520hisownG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135evenG2532ashimself;andletthewifeγυνὴgunēG1135seethatshefearG5399herhusbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.

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