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Ephesians 5

1BeyethereforeοὖνounG3767imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,asbelovedἀγαπητὰagapētaG27childrenG5043,

2andwalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inloveἀγάπῃagapēG26,evenG2532astheChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547lovedG25us,anddeliveredG3860himselfupforus,anofferingπροσφορὰνprosphoranG4376andsacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378toGodθεῷtheōG2316forasweet-smelling savour.

3Butfornicationandalluncleannessorunbridled lust,letitnotbeevenG2532namedamongyou,asitbecomessaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40;

4andfilthinessandfoolish talking,orjesting,whicharenotconvenient;butratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanksgivingεὐχαριστία.eucharistiaG2169.

5ForthisyeareG1510[well] informedof,knowingthatnofornicator,oruncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartosG169person,orpersonofunbridled lust,whoisG1510anidolaterεἰδωλολάτρης,eidōlolatrēsG1496,hasinheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817inthekingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932oftheChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547andGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6LetnooneΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367deceiveyouwithvainG2756wordsλόγοις·logoisG3056,foronaccountG3056ofthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778thewrathὀργὴorgēG3709ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316comesG2064uponthesonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207ofdisobedienceἀπειθείας.apeitheiasG543.

7BenotyethereforeοὖνounG3767fellow-partakerswiththem;

8foryewereG1510onceποτεpoteG4218darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,butnowG1161lightφῶςphōsG5457in[the]Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962;walkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043aschildrenG5043oflightφωτὸςphōtosG5457,

9(forthefruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590ofthelightφωτὸςphōtosG5457[is]inallgoodnessἀγαθωσύνῃagathōsunēG19andrighteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343andtruthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225,)

10provingwhatisG1510agreeabletotheLordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962;

11anddonothavefellowshipwiththeunfruitfulἀκάρποιςakarpoisG175worksἔργοιςergoisG2041ofdarknessσκότους,skotousG4655,butratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123alsoG2532reprove[them],

12forthethingsthatareG1510donebytheminsecretitisG1510shamefulαἰσχρόνaischronG150evenκαὶkaiG2532tosayG3004.

13ButallthingsG3956havingtheirtrue characterexposedbythelightφωτὸςphōtosG5457areG1510madeG5319manifestG5319;forthatwhichmakeseverythingπάνταpantaG3956manifestG5319isG1510lightG5457.

14Whereforehesaysλέγει·legeiG3004, Wakeup, [thou]thatsleepest,andariseG1453upfromamongthedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,andtheChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547shallshineuponthee.

15SeeG991thereforeοὖνounG3767howπῶςpōsG4459yewalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043carefullyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199,notasunwisebutaswiseσοφοί,sophoiG4680,

16redeemingthetimeκαιρόν,kaironG2540,becausethedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250areG1510evilπονηραίponēraiG4190.

17Forthisreasonbenotfoolishἄφρονες,aphronesG878,butunderstandingσυνίετεsunieteG4920what[is]thewilloftheLordκυρίου.kuriouG2962.

18AndbeG1510notdrunkμεθύσκεσθεmethuskestheG3182withwineοἴνῳ,oinōG3631,inwhichisG1510debaucheryἀσωτία,asōtiaG810;butbeG1510filledπληροῦσθεplēroustheG4137withtheSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,

19speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980toyourselvesinpsalmsψαλμοῖςpsalmoisG5568andhymnsὕμνοιςhumnoisG5215andspiritualπνευματικαῖς,pneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603,singingᾄδοντεςadontesG103andchantingwithyourheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588totheLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962;

20givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168atalltimesforallthingsπάντωνpantōnG3956tohim[whois]GodθεῷtheōG2316and[the]Fatherπατρί·patriG3962inthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

21submittingyourselvestooneἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240anotherin[the]fearG5401ofChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

22Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135, [submityourselves]toyourownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,astotheLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962,

23forahusbandἀνήρanērG435isG1510headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofthewifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,asalsoκαὶkaiG2532theChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547[isG1510]headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776oftheassemblyG1577.He[isG1510] Saviourofthebodyσώματος·sōmatosG4983.

24ButevenG2532astheassemblyG1577issubjectedὑποτάσσεταιhupotassetaiG5293totheChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,soalsoκαὶkaiG2532wivesG1135totheirownhusbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435ineverythingπαντί.¶pantiG3956.

25Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveG25yourownG1438wivesG1135,evenG2532astheChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532lovedG25theassemblyG1577,andhasdeliveredG3860himselfupforit,

26inorderG2443thathemightsanctifyἁγιάσῃhagiasēG37it, purifying [it]bythewashingλουτρῷloutrōG3067ofwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204by[the]word,

27thathemightpresentπαραστήσῃparastēsēG3936theassemblyG1577tohimselfglorious,havingnospot,orwrinkle,oranyofsuchτοιούτων,toioutōnG5108thingsG5108;butthatitmightbeᾖēG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40andblamelessἄμωμος.amōmosG299.

28SooughtὀφείλουσινopheilousinG3784menG435alsoκαὶkaiG2532toloveG25theirownG1438wivesG1135astheirownG1438bodiesσώματα.sōmataG4983:hethatlovesG25hisownG1438wifeG1135lovesG25himself.

29FornooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762haseverG4218hatedἐμίσησεν,emisēsenG3404hisownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,butnourishesandcherishesit,evenG2532asalsoG2532theChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547theassemblyG1577:

30forweareG1510membersμέληmelēG3196ofhisbodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983; [weareG1510ofhisflesh,andofhisbones.]

31BecauseofthisamanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444shallleaveκαταλείψειkataleipseiG2641hisfatherπατέραpateraG3962andmotherμητέραmēteraG3384,andshallbeἔσονταιesontaiG1510unitedtohiswifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andthetwoδύοduoG1417shallbeG1510oneμίαν.mianG1520fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.

32ThismysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466isG1510greatμέγαmegaG3173,butIspeakλέγωlegōG3004astoChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,andastotheassemblyG1577.

33ButyealsoκαὶkaiG2532,everyoneG1520ofyou,leteachsoG2443loveἀγαπάτωagapatōG25hisownG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135ashimself;butastothewifeγυνὴgunēG1135[Ispeak]thatshemayfearG5399thehusbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.

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