Ephesians 4
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Ephesians 4:8-13

8διὸdioThereforeG1352λέγει·legeiit says:G3004ἀναβὰςanabasHaving ascendedG305εἰςeisonG1519ὕψοςhupsoshighG5311ᾐχμαλώτευσενēchmalōteusenHe led captiveG162αἰχμαλωσίαν,aichmalōsiancaptivity,G161ἔδωκενedōkenhe gaveG1325δόματαdomatagiftsG1390τοῖςtois<the>G3588ἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisto men.G444
9τὸto<the>G3588δὲdeAndG1161ἀνέβη,anebēHe ascended,G305τίtiwhatG5101ἐστινestinis [this]G1510εἰeionlyG1487μὴmēexceptG3361ὅτιhotithatG3754καὶkaialsoG2532κατέβηkatebēHe descendedG2597εἰςeisintoG1519τὰtatheG3588κατώτεραkatōteralowerG2737μέρηmerēregionsG3313τῆςtēsof theG3588γῆς;gēsearth?G1093
10ὁhoThe [One]G3588καταβὰςkatabashaving descendedG2597αὐτόςautos[the] sameG846ἐστινestinisG1510καὶkaialsoG2532ὁho[one]G3588ἀναβὰςanabashaving ascendedG305ὑπεράνωhuperanōaboveG5231πάντωνpantōnallG3956τῶνtōntheG3588οὐρανῶν,ouranōnheavens,G3772ἵναinaso thatG2443πληρώσῃplērōsēHe may fillG4137τὰta<the>G3588πάντα.pantaall things.G3956
11καὶkaiAndG2532αὐτὸςautosHe himselfG846ἔδωκενedōkengaveG1325τοὺςtoussomeG3588μὲνmenindeedG3303ἀποστόλους,apostolous[to be] apostles,G652τοὺςtoussomeG3588δὲdehoweverG1161προφήτας,prophētasprophets,G4396τοὺςtoussomeG3588δὲdehoweverG1161εὐαγγελιστάς,euangelistasevangelists,G2099τοὺςtoussomeG3588δὲdehoweverG1161ποιμέναςpoimenasshepherdsG4166καὶkaiandG2532διδασκάλους,didaskalousteachers,G1320
12πρὸςprostowardG4314τὸνtontheG3588καταρτισμὸνkatartismonperfectingG2677τῶνtōnof theG3588ἁγίωνhagiōnsaintsG40εἰςeisforG1519ἔργονergon[the] workG2041διακονίας,diakoniasof ministry,G1248εἰςeisforG1519οἰκοδομὴνoikodomēn[the] building upG3619τοῦtouof theG3588σώματοςsōmatosbodyG4983τοῦtou<the>G3588Χριστοῦ·Christouof Christ;G5547
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