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Ephesians 4:4-16

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.

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