Berean Standard Bible

Ephesians 4

(Psalm 133:1–3; 1 Corinthians 1:10–17)

1As aὁhoG3588prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,thenοὖνounG3767,IἐγὼegōG1473urgeΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to walkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043in a manner worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516of theτῆςtēsG3588callingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821you have receivedἧς ἐκλήθητε,hēs eklēthēteG3739 G2564:

2withμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956humilityταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosunēsG5012andκαὶkaiG2532gentlenessG4240,withμετὰmetaG3326patienceμακροθυμίας,makrothumiasG3115,bearing withἀνεχόμενοιanechomenoiG430one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26,

3andwith diligenceσπουδάζοντεςspoudazontesG4704to preserveτηρεῖνtēreinG5083theτὴνtēnG3588unityἑνότηταhenotētaG1775of theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151throughἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588bondσυνδέσμῳsundesmōG4886τῆςtēsG3588of peaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515.

4There isoneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983andκαὶkaiG2532oneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,just asκαθὼς καὶkathōs kaiG2531 G2532you were calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564toἐνenG1722oneμιᾷmiaG1520hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680whenτῆςtēsG3588youὑμῶν·humōnG4771were calledκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821;

5oneεἷςheisG1520Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,oneμίαmiaG1520faithπίστις,pistisG4102,oneἓνhenG1520baptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908;

6oneεἷςheisG1520GodθεὸςtheosG2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of allπάντων,pantōnG3956,whoὁhoG3588isoverἐπὶepiG1909allπάντωνpantōnG3956andκαὶkaiG2532throughδιὰdiaG1223allπάντωνpantōnG3956andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

7NowδὲdeG1161to eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneἑνὶheniG1520of usG1473ἡhēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485has been givenἐδόθηedothēG1325according toκατὰkataG2596theτὸtoG3588measureμέτρονmetronG3358of theτῆςtēsG3588giftδωρεᾶςdōreasG1431τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

8This is whyδιὸdioG1352it saysλέγει·legeiG3004: “When He ascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305onεἰςeisG1519highὕψοςhupsosG5311,He ledᾐχμαλώτευσενēchmalōteusenG162captives awayαἰχμαλωσίαν,aichmalōsianG161,andG2532gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325giftsδόματαdomataG1390τοῖςtoisG3588to menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.”

9δὲdeG1161WhatτίtiG5101doesἐστινestinG1510τὸtoG3588“He ascendedἀνέβη,anebēG305” mean,exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361thatὅτιhotiG3754He also descendedκαὶ κατέβηkai katebēG2532 G2597toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588lowerκατώτεραkatōteraG2737partsμέρηmerēG3313of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς;gēsG1093?

10He whoὁhoG3588descendedκαταβὰςkatabasG2597isἐστινestinG1510the veryαὐτός καὶautos kaiG2532 G846OneὁhoG3588who ascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305aboveὑπεράνωhuperanōG5231allπάντωνpantōnG3956theτῶνtōnG3588heavensοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,in orderἵναinaG2443to fillπληρώσῃplērōsēG4137τὰtaG3588all thingsπάντα.pantaG3956.

11AndκαὶkaiG2532it wasHe whoαὐτὸςautosG846gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325someτοὺςtousG3588μὲνmenG3303to beapostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652δὲdeG1161,someτοὺςtousG3588to beprophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396δὲdeG1161,someτοὺςtousG3588to beevangelistsεὐαγγελιστάς,euangelistasG2099,andδὲdeG1161someτοὺςtousG3588to bepastorsποιμέναςpoimenasG4166andκαὶkaiG2532teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,

12to equipπρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸνpros ton katartismonG4314 G3588 G2677theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40forεἰςeisG1519worksἔργονergonG2041of ministryδιακονίας,diakoniasG1248andεἰςeisG1519to build upοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547,

13untilμέχριmechriG3360οἱhoiG3588we all reachκαταντήσωμεν πάντες εἰςkatantēsōmen pantes eisG3956 G2658 G1519τὴνtēnG3588unityἑνότηταhenotētaG1775in theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532in theτῆςtēsG3588knowledgeἐπιγνώσεωςepignōseōsG1922of theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, as wematureεἰς ἄνδρα τέλειον,eis andra teleionG1519 G435 G5046toεἰςeisG1519theτοῦtouG3588fullπληρώματοςplērōmatosG4138measureμέτρονmetronG3358of the statureἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.

14ThenἵναinaG2443we will no longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371beὦμενōmenG1510infantsνήπιοιnēpioiG3516,tossed about by the wavesκλυδωνιζόμενοιkludōnizomenoiG2831andκαὶkaiG2532carried aroundπεριφερόμενοιperipheromenoiG4064by everyπαντὶpantiG3956windἀνέμῳanemōG417τῆςtēsG3588of teachingδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319andbyἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588cleverἐν πανουργίᾳen panourgiaG1722 G3834cunningκυβείᾳkubeiaG2940τῶνtōnG3588of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444inπρὸςprosG4314theirτὴνtēnG3588deceitfulτῆς πλάνης,tēs planēsG3588 G4106schemingμεθοδείανmethodeianG3180.

15InsteadδὲdeG1161,speaking the truthἀληθεύοντεςalētheuontesG226inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,we will inτὰtaG3588all thingsπάντα,pantaG3956grow upαὐξήσωμενauxēsōmenG837intoεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547HimselfαὐτὸνautonG846,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588headκεφαλή,kephalēG2776.

16FromἐξexG1537HimοὗhouG3739theτὸtoG3588wholeπᾶνpanG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,fittedσυναρμολογούμενονsunarmologoumenonG4883andκαὶkaiG2532held togetherσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822byδιὰdiaG1223everyπάσηςpasēsG3956supportingτῆς ἐπιχορηγίαςtēs epichorēgiasG3588 G2024ligamentἁφῆςhaphēsG860τὴνtēnG3588σώματοςsōmatosG4983τοῦtouG3588,growsαὔξησινauxēsinG838ποιεῖταιpoieitaiG4160εἰςeisG1519andbuilds itself upοἰκοδομὴν ἑαυτοῦoikodomēn he'autouG3619 G1438inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26throughκατ᾽kat᾽G2596theworkἐνέργειανenergeianG1753of eachμέτρῳ ἑκάστου ἐνmetrō hekastou enG1722 G3358 G1538individualἑνὸςhenosG1520partμέρουςmerousG3313.

New Life in Christ

(Colossians 3:1–17)

17SoοὖνounG3767I tellλέγωlegōG3004youthisΤοῦτοToutoG3778,andκαὶkaiG2532insistμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143on itinἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, thatyou mustὑμᾶςhumasG4771no longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043καὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theτὰtaG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484doπεριπατεῖperipateiG4043,inἐνenG1722thefutilityματαιότητιmataiotētiG3153ofτοῦtouG3588theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846thinkingνοὸςnoosG3563.

18They are darkenedἐσκοτωμένοιeskotōmenoiG4656inτῇtēaG3588theirunderstandingδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271andὄντες,ontesG1510alienated fromἀπηλλοτριωμένοιapēllotriōmenoiG526theτῆςtēsG3588lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὴνtēnG3588ignoranceἄγνοιανagnoianG52τὴνtēnG3588that isοὖσανousanG1510inἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846due toδιὰdiaG1223theτὴνtēnG3588hardnessπώρωσινpōrōsinG4457ofτῆςtēsG3588theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

19Having lost all sense of shameἀπηλγηκότεςapēlgēkotesG524, theyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have given themselves overἑαυτοὺς παρέδωκανhe'autous paredōkanG3860 G1438toτῇtēaG3588sensualityἀσελγείᾳaselgeiaG766forεἰςeisG1519thepracticeἐργασίανergasianG2039of every kindπάσηςpasēsG3956of impurityἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167,withἐνenG1722a craving for moreπλεονεξίᾳ.¶pleonexiaG4124.

20ButδὲdeG1161this is not the wayοὐχ οὕτωςouch houtōsG3779 G3756youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771came to knowἐμάθετεematheteG3129τὸνtonG3588ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547.

21Surelyεἴ γεei geG1487 G1065you heard ofἠκούσατεēkousateG191HimαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532were taughtἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846—in keeping withκαθώςkathōsG2531thetruthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225that isἐστινestinG1510inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424—

22to put offἀποθέσθαιapothesthaiG659yourὑμᾶςhumasG4771κατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588formerG4386way of lifeἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391, yourτὸνtonG3588oldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820selfἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,whichτὸνtonG3588is being corruptedφθειρόμενονphtheiromenonG5351byκατὰkataG2596itsτὰςtasG3588τῆςtēsG3588deceitfulἀπάτης,apatēsG539desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939;

23δὲdeG1161to be renewedἀνανεοῦσθαιananeousthaiG365in theτῷtōG3588spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofτοῦtouG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771mindsνοὸςnoosG3563;

24andκαὶkaiG2532to put onἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746theτὸνtonG3588newκαινὸνkainonG2537selfἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,createdκτισθένταktisthentaG2936to be likeκατὰkataG2596τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316inἐνenG1722τῆςtēsG3588trueἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343andκαὶkaiG2532holinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742.

25ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of youmust put offἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659τὸtoG3588falsehoodψεῦδοςpseudosG5579andspeakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980truthfullyἀλήθειανalētheianG225toμετὰmetaG3326hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τοῦtouG3588neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139,forὅτιhotiG3754we are allἐσμὲνesmenG1510membersμέλη.melēG3196of one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240.

26“Be angryὀργίζεσθεorgizestheG3710,yetκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361sinἁμαρτάνετε·hamartaneteG264.”Do not letμὴmēG3361theὁhoG3588sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246setἐπιδυέτωepiduetōG1931uponἐπὶepiG1909τῷtōG3588yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771angerπαροργισμῷparorgismōG3950,

27anddo notμηδὲmēdeG3366giveδίδοτεdidoteG1325theτῷtōG3588devilδιαβόλῳ.diabolōG1228a footholdτόπονtoponG5117.

28He whoὁhoG3588has been stealingκλέπτωνkleptōnG2813must stealκλεπτέτω,kleptetōG2813no longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371,butδὲdeG1161μᾶλλονmallonG3123must workκοπιάτωkopiatōG2872,doingἐργαζόμενοςergazomenosG2038ταῖςtaisG3588goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18withτὸtoG3588hisownἰδίαιςidiaisG2398handsχερσὶνchersinG5495,thatἵναinaG2443he may haveἔχῃechēG2192somethingto share withμεταδιδόναιmetadidonaiG3330theτῷtōG3588one inἔχοντι.¶echontiG2192needχρείανchreianG5532.

29Let noΠᾶς μὴPas mēG3361 G3956unwholesomeσαπρὸςsaprosG4550talkλόγοςlogosG3056comeἐκπορευέσθωekporeuesthōG1607out ofἐκekG1537yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τοῦtouG3588mouthsστόματοςstomatosG4750,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235onlyεἴeiG1487what isτιςtisG5100helpfulἀγαθὸςagathosG18forπρὸςprosG4314building upοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619theτῆςtēsG3588onein needχρείας,chreiasG5532andἵναinaG2443bringingδῷdōG1325graceχάρινcharinG5485to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who listenἀκούουσιν.akouousinG191.

30AndκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361grieveλυπεῖτεlupeiteG3076theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,inἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739you were sealedἐσφραγίσθητεesphragisthēteG4972forεἰςeisG1519thedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of redemptionἀπολυτρώσεως.¶apolutrōseōsG629.

31Get rid ofἀρθήτω ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶνarthētō aph᾽ humōnG142 G575 G4771allΠᾶσαPasaG3956bitternessπικρίαpikriaG4088καὶkaiG2532,rageθυμὸςthumosG2372andκαὶkaiG2532angerὀργὴorgēG3709καὶkaiG2532,outcryκραυγὴkraugēG2906andκαὶkaiG2532slanderβλασφημίαblasphēmiaG988,along withσὺνsunG4862every formπάσῃpasēG3956of maliceκακίᾳ.kakiaG2549.

32δὲdeG1161BeγίνεσθεginestheG1096kindχρηστοί,chrēstoiG5543andtenderheartedεὔσπλαγχνοι,eusplagchnoiG2155toεἰςeisG1519one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,forgivingχαριζόμενοιcharizomenoiG5483each otherἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438justκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316forgaveἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

(Psalm 133:1–3; 1 Corinthians 1:10–17)

New Life in Christ

(Colossians 3:1–17)

Commentaries on Ephesians 4