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Ephesians 4

1I,theprisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198in[the]LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,exhortΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870youthereforeοὖνounG3767towalkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043worthyofthecallingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821wherewith yehavebeencalledἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteG2564,

2withalllowlinessandmeekness,withlong-suffering,bearingἀνεχόμενοιanechomenoiG430withoneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240anotherinloveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26;

3using diligencetokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083theunityoftheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151intheunitingbondσυνδέσμῳsundesmōG4886ofpeaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515.

4[Thereis]oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983andoneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,asyehavebeenalsoG2532calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564inoneμιᾷmiaG1520hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680ofyourcallingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821;

5oneεἷςheisG1520Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,oneμίαmiaG1520faithπίστις,pistisG4102,oneἓνhenG1520baptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908;

6oneεἷςheisG1520GodθεὸςtheosG2316andFatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofall,whoisoverall,andthroughall,andinusall.

7ButtoeachoneἑνὶheniG1520ofushasbeengivenG1325graceχάριςcharisG5485accordingκατὰkataG2596tothemeasureμέτρονmetronG3358ofthegiftδωρεᾶςdōreasG1431oftheChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

8Whereforehesaysλέγει·legeiG3004, HavingascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305uponhighὕψοςhupsosG5311,hehasledcaptivityαἰχμαλωσίαν,aichmalōsianG161captive,andhasgivenG1325giftsδόματαdomataG1390tomenG444.

9Butthatheascendedἀνέβη,anebēG305,whatisG1510itbutthathealsoκαὶkaiG2532descendedκατέβηkatebēG2597intothelowerpartsG3313oftheearthγῆς;gēsG1093?

10HethatdescendedκαταβὰςkatabasG2597isG1510thesameαὐτόςautosG846whohasalsoκαὶkaiG2532ascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305upabovealltheheavensοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,thathemightfillπληρώσῃplērōsēG4137allthingsG3956;

11andhehasgivenG1325someapostlesG652,andsomeprophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396,andsomeevangelistsG2099,andsomeshepherdsποιμέναςpoimenasG4166andteachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,

12fortheperfectingofthesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40;withaviewto[the]workἔργονergonG2041of[the]ministryδιακονίας,diakoniasG1248,withaviewtotheedifyingofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983ofChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547;

13untilweallarriveattheunityofthefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andoftheknowledgeἐπιγνώσεωςepignōseōsG1922oftheSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,at[the] full-grownmanἄνδραandraG435,at[the]measureμέτρονmetronG3358ofthestatureἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244ofthefulnessoftheChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547;

14inorderG2443thatwemaybeὦμενōmenG1510noμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371babes,tossedandcarriedaboutbyeverywindἀνέμῳanemōG417ofthatteachingδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319[whichisG1510]inthesleightofmenG444,inunprincipled cunningwithaviewtosystematizederrorG4106;

15but, holdingthetruthἀληθεύοντεςalētheuontesG226inloveἀγάπῃagapēG26,wemaygrowαὐξήσωμενauxēsōmenG837uptohiminallthingsπάντα,pantaG3956,whoisG1510theheadκεφαλή,kephalēG2776,theChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547:

16fromwhomthewholebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,fittedtogetherσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822,andconnectedbyeveryjointofsupply,accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to[the]workingin[its]measureμέτρῳmetrōG3358ofeachoneG1520partμέρουςmerousG3313, worksforitselftheincreaseofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983toitsself-buildingupinloveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

17ThisIsayλέγωlegōG3004thereforeοὖνounG3767,andtestifyμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143in[the]LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,thatyeshouldnoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043as[therestof]thenationsG1484walkπεριπατεῖperipateiG4043in[the]vanityoftheirmindνοὸςnoosG3563,

18beingG1510darkenedἐσκοτωμένοιeskotōmenoiG4656inunderstandingδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271, estrangedfromthelifeζωῆςzōēsG2222ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316byreasonoftheignoranceἄγνοιανagnoianG52whichisG1510inthem,byreasonofthehardnessπώρωσινpōrōsinG4457oftheirheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,

19whohaving cast offallfeeling,havegiventhemselvesuptolasciviousness,toworkalluncleannesswithgreedy unsatisfied lust.

20ButyehavenotthusG3779learnttheChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547,

21ifyehaveheardG191himandbeenG1510instructedinhimaccordingas[the]truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225isG1510inJesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424;

22[namely]yourhavingputἀποθέσθαιapothesthaiG659offaccordingG2596totheformerπροτέρανproteranG4387conversationtheoldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whichcorruptsφθειρόμενονphtheiromenonG5351itselfaccordingG2596tothedeceitfullustsG1939;

23andbeingrenewedinthespiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofyourmindνοὸςnoosG3563;

24and[your] havingputἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746onthenewκαινὸνkainonG2537manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,whichaccordingκατὰkataG2596toGodθεὸνtheonG2316iscreatedintruthfulrighteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343andholinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742.

25Wherefore, havingputἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659offfalsehoodψεῦδοςpseudosG5579,speakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225everyoneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240withhisneighbour,becauseweareG1510membersμέλη.melēG3196oneG240ofanother.

26BeangryὀργίζεσθεorgizestheG3710,anddonotsinἁμαρτάνετε·hamartaneteG264;letnotthesunἥλιοςhēliosG2246setuponyourwrath,

27neithergiveδίδοτεdidoteG1325roomforthedevilδιαβόλῳ.diabolōG1228.

28LetthestealerstealG2813nomoreG3123,butratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123lethimtoilκοπιάτωkopiatōG2872,workingwhatishonestwith[his]handsχερσὶνchersinG5495,thathemayhavetodistributetohimthathasneedχρείανchreianG5532.

29LetnocorruptwordλόγοςlogosG3056goἐκπορευέσθωekporeuesthōG1607outofyourmouthστόματοςstomatosG4750,butif[therebe]anygoodἀγαθὸςagathosG18oneG5100forneedfuledificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619,thatitmaygiveδῷdōG1325graceχάρινcharinG5485tothosethathearἀκούουσιν.akouousinG191[it].

30AnddonotgrieveλυπεῖτεlupeiteG3076theHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,withwhichyehavebeensealedἐσφραγίσθητεesphragisthēteG4972for[the]dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofredemptionἀπολυτρώσεως.¶apolutrōseōsG629.

31LetallbitternessπικρίαpikriaG4088,andheatofpassion,andwrathG3709,andclamour,andinjuriouslanguage,beremovedfromyou,withallmaliceκακίᾳ.kakiaG2549;

32andbetooneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherkindχρηστοί,chrēstoiG5543,compassionate,forgivingG5483oneG240another,soasGodθεὸςtheosG2316alsoκαὶkaiG2532inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547hasforgivenG5483you.

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