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Ephesians 5:1-9

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.

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

9forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590of theτοῦtouG3588lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457consistsinἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956goodnessἀγαθωσύνῃagathōsunēG19καὶkaiG2532,righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343,andκαὶkaiG2532truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225.

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