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Ephesians 4:17-32

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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