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Ephesians 4:15-25

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.

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.

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