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Ephesians 5:3-13

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.

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.

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