Ephesians 4
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Ephesians 4:15-25

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.
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