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Ephesians 5:9-16

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.

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