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Ephesians 5:22-33

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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