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Ephesians 5:3-20

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.

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.

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