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Ephesians 4:4-16

4There isoneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andκαὶkaiG2532oneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye are calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564inἐνenG1722oneμιᾷmiaG1520hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680of yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771callingτῆς κλήσεωςtēs klēseōsG3588 G2821;

5OneεἷςheisG1520Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,oneμίαmiaG1520faithπίστις,pistisG4102,oneἓνhenG1520baptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908,

6OneεἷςheisG1520GodθεὸςtheosG2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of allπάντων,pantōnG3956,whoὁhoG3588isaboveἐπὶepiG1909allπάντωνpantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532throughδιὰdiaG1223allπάντωνpantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722youG4771allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

7ButδὲdeG1161unto everyἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneἑνὶheniG1520of usG1473is givenἐδόθηedothēG1325graceἡ χάριςhē charisG3588 G5485according toκατὰkataG2596the measureτὸ μέτρονto metronG3588 G3358of the giftτῆς δωρεᾶςtēs dōreasG3588 G1431of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ.tou ChristouG3588 G5547.

8WhereforeδιὸdioG1352he saithλέγει·legeiG3004,When he ascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305upεἰςeisG1519on highὕψοςhupsosG5311,he ledG162captivityαἰχμαλωσίαν,aichmalōsianG161captiveG162,andG2532gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325giftsδόματαdomataG1390unto menτοῖς ἀνθρώποις.tois anthrōpoisG3588 G444.

9(τὸtoG3588NowδὲdeG1161thatτὰtaG3588he ascendedἀνέβη,anebēG305,whatτίtiG5101is itἐστινestinG1510εἰeiG1487butμὴmēG3361thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2597alsoκαὶkaiG2532descendedκατέβηkatebēG2597firstG4412intoεἰςeisG1519the lowerκατώτεραkatōteraG2737partsμέρηmerēG3313of the earthτῆς γῆς;tēs gēsG3588 G1093?

10ὁhoG3588He thatὁhoG3588descendedκαταβὰςkatabasG2597isἐστινestinG1510the sameαὐτόςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532thatτῶνtōnG3588ascended upἀναβὰςanabasG305far aboveὑπεράνωhuperanōG5231allπάντωνpantōnG3956heavensοὐρανῶν, τὰouranōn taG3588 G3772,thatἵναinaG2443he might fillπληρώσῃplērōsēG4137all thingsπάντα.pantaG3956.)

11AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325someτοὺςtousG3588,μὲνmenG3303apostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652;andδὲdeG1161someτοὺςtousG3588,prophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396;andδὲdeG1161someτοὺςtousG3588,evangelistsεὐαγγελιστάς,euangelistasG2099;andδὲdeG1161someτοὺςtousG3588,pastorsποιμέναςpoimenasG4166andκαὶkaiG2532teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320;

12τὸνtonG3588ForπρὸςprosG4314the perfectingκαταρτισμὸν τῶνkatartismon tōnG3588 G2677of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,forεἰςeisG1519the workἔργονergonG2041of the ministryδιακονίας,diakoniasG1248,forεἰςeisG1519the edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619of the bodyτοῦ σώματοςtou sōmatosG3588 G4983of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ·tou ChristouG3588 G5547:

13οἱhoiG3588TillμέχριmechriG3360weG2658allπάντεςpantesG3956comeG2658inεἰςeisG1519the unityτὴν ἑνότηταtēn henotētaG3588 G1775of the faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102,andκαὶkaiG2532of the knowledgeτῆς ἐπιγνώσεωςtēs epignōseōsG3588 G1922of the Sonτοῦ υἱοῦtou huiouG3588 G5207of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316,untoεἰςeisG1519a perfectτέλειον,teleionG5046manἄνδραandraG435,untoεἰςeisG1519the measureμέτρονmetronG3358of the statureἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244of the fulnessτοῦ πληρώματοςtou plērōmatosG3588 G4138of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ·tou ChristouG3588 G5547:

14ThatἵναinaG2443weG1510henceforthbeὦμενōmenG1510no moreμηκέτιmēketiG3371childrenνήπιοιnēpioiG3516,tossed to and froκλυδωνιζόμενοιkludōnizomenoiG2831,andκαὶkaiG2532carried aboutπεριφερόμενοιperipheromenoiG4064with everyπαντὶpantiG3956windἀνέμῳanemōG417of doctrineτῆς διδασκαλίαςtēs didaskaliasG3588 G1319,byἐνenG1722the sleightτῇ κυβείᾳtēa kubeiaG3588 G2940of menτῶν ἀνθρώπωνtōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444, andἐνenG1722cunning craftinessπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3834,wherebyπρὸςprosG4314theyτὴνtēnG3588lie in waitμεθοδείανmethodeianG3180to deceiveτῆς πλάνης,tēs planēsG3588 G4106;

15G3588ButδὲdeG1161speaking the truthἀληθεύοντεςalētheuontesG226inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,may grow upαὐξήσωμενauxēsōmenG837intoεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846in all thingsπάντα,pantaG3956,whichὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510the headκεφαλή,kephalēG3588 G2776, evenChristΧριστὸςChristosG3588 G5547:

16FromἐξexG1537whomοὗhouG3739the wholeπᾶνpanG3956bodyτὸ σῶμαto sōmaG3588 G4983fitly joined togetherσυναρμολογούμενονsunarmologoumenonG4883andκαὶkaiG2532compactedσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822byδιὰdiaG1223that whichτῆςtēsG3588everyπάσηςpasēsG3956jointἁφῆςhaphēsG860suppliethἐπιχορηγίαςepichorēgiasG2024,according toκατ᾽kat᾽G2596the effectual workingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753inἐνenG1722the measureμέτρῳmetrōG3358ἑνὸςhenosG1520of everyἑκάστουhekastouG1538partμέρουςmerousG3313,makethποιεῖταιpoieitaiG4160increaseτὴν αὔξησινtēn auxēsinG3588 G838of the bodyτοῦ σώματοςtou sōmatosG3588 G4983untoεἰςeisG1519the edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619of itselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

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