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Ephesians 5:3-13

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.

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