Berean Standard Bible

Ephesians 5

1BeΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thereforeοὖνounG3767,asὡςhōsG5613belovedἀγαπητὰagapētaG27childrenτέκναteknaG5043,

2andκαὶkaiG2532walkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,just asκαθὼς καὶkathōs kaiG2531 G2532ὁhoG3588ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25usG1473andκαὶkaiG2532gave Himself upπαρέδωκεν ἑαυτὸνparedōken he'autonG3860 G1438forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473asεἰςeisG1519a fragrantὀσμὴν εὐωδίας.¶osmēn euōdiasG3744 G2175καὶkaiG2532sacrificialθυσίανthusianG2378offeringπροσφορὰνprosphoranG4376τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316.

3ButδὲdeG1161amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531is properπρέπειprepeiG4241among the saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40,there must not be even a hintμηδὲ ὀνομαζέσθωmēde onomazesthōG3366 G3687of sexual immoralityΠορνείαPorneiaG4202, orκαὶkaiG2532of any kindπᾶσαpasaG3956of impurityἀκαθαρσίαakatharsiaG167,orἢēG2228of greedπλεονεξίαpleonexiaG4124.

4Nor should there beκαὶkaiG2532obscenityαἰσχρότηςaischrotēsG151καὶkaiG2532,foolish talkμωρολογίαmōrologiaG3473,orἢēG2228crude jokingεὐτραπελίαeutrapeliaG2160,whichἃhaG3739are out of characterοὐκ ἀνῆκενouk anēkenG3756 G433,butἀλλὰallaG235ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanksgivingεὐχαριστία.eucharistiaG2169.

5ForγὰρgarG1063of thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778you can be sureγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1492 G1097ὅτιhotiG3754: NoπᾶςpasG3956immoralπόρνοςpornosG4205ἢēG2228,impureἀκάθαρτοςakathartosG169,orἢēG2228greedy personπλεονέκτης,pleonektēsG4123(thatὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510,an idolaterεἰδωλολάτρης,eidōlolatrēsG1496)hasἔχειecheiG2192anyοὐκoukG3756inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547andκαὶkaiG2532of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6Let no oneΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367deceiveἀπατάτωapatatōG538youὑμᾶςhumasG4771with emptyκενοῖςkenoisG2756wordsλόγοις·logoisG3056,forγὰρgarG1063because ofδιὰdiaG1223such thingsταῦταtautaG3778ἡhēG3588theτοῦtouG3588wrathὀργὴorgēG3709of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064onἐπὶepiG1909theτοὺςtousG3588sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207τῆςtēsG3588of disobedienceἀπειθείας.apeitheiasG543.

7ThereforeοὖνounG3767do notμὴmēG3361beγίνεσθεginestheG1096partakersσυμμέτοχοιsummetochoiG4830with themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.

Children of Light

8ForγάρgarG1063you wereἦτεēteG1510onceποτεpoteG4218darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568you arelightφῶςphōsG5457inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962.Walkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043asὡςhōsG5613childrenτέκναteknaG5043of lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457,

9forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590of theτοῦtouG3588lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457consistsinἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956goodnessἀγαθωσύνῃagathōsunēG19καὶkaiG2532,righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343,andκαὶkaiG2532truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225.

10Test and proveδοκιμάζοντεςdokimazontesG1381whatτίtiG5101pleasesἐστιν εὐάρεστονestin euarestonG1510 G2101theτῷtōG3588Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

11καὶkaiG2532Have no fellowship withμὴ συγκοινωνεῖτεmē sugkoinōneiteG3361 G4790theτοῖςtoisG3588τοῖςtoisG3588fruitlessἀκάρποιςakarpoisG175deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041τοῦtouG3588of darknessσκότους,skotousG4655,butδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123exposeἐλέγχετε·elegcheteG1651them.

12ForγὰρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510shamefulαἰσχρόνaischronG150evenκαὶkaiG2532to mentionλέγειν.legeinG3004whatτὰtaG3588the disobedientdoγινόμενα ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶνginomena hup᾽ autōnG1096 G5259 G846in secretκρυφῇkruphēaG2931.

13G3588ButδὲdeG1161everythingπάνταpantaG3956exposedἐλεγχόμεναelegchomenaG1651byὑπὸhupoG5259theG3588lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457becomes visibleG5319,forG1063everythingG3956thatG3588is illuminatedG5319becomesG1510a lightG5457itself.

14SoδιὸdioG1352it is saidλέγει·legeiG3004: “Wake upἔγειρεegeireG1453,OὁhoG3588sleeperκαθεύδωνkatheudōnG2518καὶkaiG2532,rise upἀνάσταanastaG450fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588ChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547will shine onἐπιφαύσειepiphauseiG2017youσοιsoiG4771.”

15Pay carefulἀκριβῶςakribōsG199attentionΒλέπετεBlepeteG991,thenοὖνounG3767,to howπῶςpōsG4459you walkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043,notμὴmēG3361asὡςhōsG5613unwiseἄσοφοιasophoiG781butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613wiseσοφοί,sophoiG4680,

16redeemingἐξαγοραζόμενοιexagorazomenoiG1805theτὸνtonG3588timeκαιρόν,kaironG2540,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theαἱhaiG3588daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250areεἰσιν.eisinG1510evilπονηραίponēraiG4190.

17Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778do notμὴmēG3361beγίνεσθεginestheG1096foolishἄφρονες,aphronesG878,butἀλλὰallaG235understandσυνίετεsunieteG4920whatτίtiG5101theτὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588Lord’sκυρίου.kuriouG2962willθέλημαthelēmaG2307is.

18καὶkaiG2532Do notμὴmēG3361get drunkμεθύσκεσθεmethuskestheG3182on wineοἴνῳ,oinōG3631ἐνenG1722,whichᾧhōG3739leads toἐστινestinG1510reckless indiscretionἀσωτία,asōtiaG810.InsteadἀλλὰallaG235,be filledπληροῦσθεplēroustheG4137withἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

19SpeakλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980to one anotherἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438withἐνenG1722psalmsψαλμοῖςpsalmoisG5568καὶkaiG2532,hymnsὕμνοιςhumnoisG5215,andκαὶkaiG2532spiritualπνευματικαῖς,pneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603.SingᾄδοντεςadontesG103andκαὶkaiG2532make musicψάλλοντεςpsallontesG5567inτῇtēaG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartsκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588to theτῷtōG3588Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,

20alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842giving thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168toτοῦtouG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316καὶkaiG2532theFatherπατρί·patriG3962forὑπὲρhuperG5228everythingπάντωνpantōnG3956inἐνenG1722thenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of ourG1473τῷtōG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

Wives and Husbands

(Song of Solomon 1:1–17; 1 Peter 3:1–7)

21SubmitὑποτασσόμενοιhupotassomenoiG5293to one anotherἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240out ofἐνenG1722reverenceφόβῳphobōG5401for ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

22ΑἱHaiG3588Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135, submittoτοῖςtoisG3588yourἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435asὡςhōsG5613to theτῷtōG3588Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962.

23ForὅτιhotiG3754thehusbandἀνήρanērG435isἐστινestinG1510theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of theτῆςtēsG3588wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135καὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613ὁhoG3588ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577, HisτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματος·sōmatosG4983, of whichHeαὐτὸςautosG846is theSaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990.

24Nowἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613theἡhēG3588churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577submitsὑποτάσσεταιhupotassetaiG5293τῷtōG3588to ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532αἱhaiG3588wivesγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135should submitto theirτοῖςtoisG3588husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435inἐνenG1722everythingπαντί.¶pantiG3956.

25ΟἱHoiG3588Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourτὰςtasG3588wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135,justκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ὁhoG3588ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25theτὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577andκαὶkaiG2532gave Himself upἑαυτὸν παρέδωκενhe'auton paredōkenG3860 G1438forὑπὲρhuperG5228herαὐτῆςautēsG846

26toἵναinaG2443sanctifyἁγιάσῃhagiasēG37herαὐτὴνautēnG846,cleansingκαθαρίσαςkatharisasG2511herby theτῷtōG3588washingλουτρῷloutrōG3067τοῦtouG3588with waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204throughἐνenG1722thewordῥήματι,rhēmatiG4487,

27andtoἵναinaG2443presentπαραστήσῃparastēsēG3936herαὐτὸςautosG846to Himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438as a gloriousἔνδοξονendoxonG1741τὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,withoutμὴ ἔχουσανmē echousanG3361 G2192stainσπίλονspilonG4696orἢēG2228wrinkleῥυτίδαrhutidaG4512orἤēG2228anyτιtiG5100τῶνtōnG3588suchτοιούτων,toioutōnG5108blemish,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ἵναinaG2443ᾖēG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40andκαὶkaiG2532blamelessἄμωμος.amōmosG299.

28In the same wayοὕτως καὶhoutōs kaiG3779 G2532οἱhoiG3588,husbandsἄνδρεςandresG435oughtὀφείλουσινopheilousinG3784to loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25τὰςtasG3588theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135asὡςhōsG5613τὰtaG3588their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438bodiesσώματα.sōmataG4983.HeὁhoG3588who lovesἀγαπῶνagapōnG25hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135lovesἀγαπᾷ·agapaG25himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.

29IndeedγάρgarG1063,no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762everποτεpoteG4218hatedἐμίσησεν,emisēsenG3404hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438ownτὴνtēnG3588bodyσάρκαsarkaG4561,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235he nourishesἐκτρέφειektrepheiG1625andκαὶkaiG2532cherishesθάλπειthalpeiG2282itαὐτὴνautēnG846,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ὁhoG3588ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547doesκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίαν,ekklēsianG1577.

30ForὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510membersμέληmelēG3196ofτοῦtouG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983.

31“For this reasonἀντὶ τούτουanti toutouG473 G3778a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444will leaveκαταλείψειkataleipseiG2641hisτὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέραmēteraG3384andκαὶkaiG2532be unitedπροσκολληθήσεταιproskollēthēsetaiG4347toπρὸςprosG4314hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588twoδύοduoG1417will becomeἔσονται εἰςesontai eisG1510 G1519oneμίαν.mianG1520fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.”

32ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466isἐστίν,estinG1510profoundμέγαmegaG3173,butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473am speakingλέγωlegōG3004aboutεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547andκαὶkaiG2532εἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίαν.ekklēsianG1577.

33NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133οἱhoiG3588,each oneκαθ᾽ ἕνα, ἕκαστοςkath᾽ hena hekastosG1538 G2596 G1520of youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶ οὕτωςkai houtōsG2532 G3779must loveἀγαπάτωagapatōG25hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135asὡςhōsG5613he loveshimselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438,andδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588wifeγυνὴgunēG1135ἵναinaG2443must respectφοβῆταιphobētaiG5399herτὸνtonG3588husbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.

Children of Light

Wives and Husbands

(Song of Solomon 1:1–17; 1 Peter 3:1–7)

Commentaries on Ephesians 5