King James Version

Ephesians 5

1Be yeΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096thereforeοὖνounG3767followersμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,asὡςhōsG5613dearἀγαπητὰagapētaG27childrenτέκναteknaG5043;

2AndκαὶkaiG2532walkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531Christὁ Χριστὸςho ChristosG3588 G5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532hath lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532hath givenπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473an offeringπροσφορὰνprosphoranG4376andκαὶkaiG2532a sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316forεἰςeisG1519a sweetsmellingεὐωδίας.¶euōdiasG2175savourὀσμὴνosmēnG3744.

3ButδὲdeG1161fornicationΠορνείαPorneiaG4202,andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαpasaG3956uncleannessἀκαθαρσίαakatharsiaG167,orἢēG2228covetousnessπλεονεξίαpleonexiaG4124,let itG3687not be onceμηδὲmēdeG3366namedG3687amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531becomethπρέπειprepeiG4241saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40;

4NeitherκαὶkaiG2532filthinessαἰσχρότηςaischrotēsG151,norκαὶkaiG2532foolish talkingμωρολογίαmōrologiaG3473,norἢēG2228jestingεὐτραπελίαeutrapeliaG2160,whichG3588areG433notοὐκoukG3756convenientG433:butἀλλὰallaG235ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123giving of thanksεὐχαριστία.eucharistiaG2169.

5ForγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778G1510ye knowγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097,thatὅτιhotiG3754noπᾶςpasG3956whoremongerπόρνοςpornosG4205,norἢēG2228unclean personἀκάθαρτοςakathartosG169,norἢēG2228covetous manπλεονέκτης,pleonektēsG4123,whoὅhoG3739isG1510an idolaterεἰδωλολάτρης,eidōlolatrēsG1496,hathἔχειecheiG2192anyοὐκoukG3756inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817inἐνenG1722the kingdomτῇ βασιλείᾳtēa basileiaG3588 G932of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦtou ChristouG3588 G5547andκαὶkaiG2532of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6LetG538no manΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367deceiveG538youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withδιὰdiaG1223vainκενοῖςkenoisG2756wordsλόγοις·logoisG3056:for because ofγὰρgarG1063these thingsταῦταtautaG3778comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064the wrathἡ ὀργὴhē orgēG3588 G3709of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316uponἐπὶepiG1909the childrenτοὺς υἱοὺςtous huiousG3588 G5207of disobedienceτῆς ἀπειθείας.tēs apeitheiasG3588 G543.

7BeG1096notμὴmēG3361yeG1096thereforeοὖνounG3767partakersσυμμέτοχοιsummetochoiG4830with themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.

8ForγάρgarG1063ye wereἦτεēteG1510sometimesποτεpoteG4218darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568are yelightφῶςphōsG5457inἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962:walkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043asὡςhōsG5613childrenτέκναteknaG5043of lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457:

9(ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590of the SpiritτοῦtouG3588 G4151isinἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956goodnessἀγαθωσύνῃagathōsunēG19andκαὶkaiG2532righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343andκαὶkaiG2532truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225;)

10ProvingδοκιμάζοντεςdokimazontesG1381whatτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510acceptableεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101unto the Lordτῷ κυρίῳ.tō kuriōG3588 G2962.

11τοῖςtoisG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532haveG4790noμὴmēG3361fellowshipσυγκοινωνεῖτεsugkoinōneiteG4790with the unfruitfulἀκάρποιςakarpoisG175worksἔργοις τοῖςergois toisG3588 G2041of darknessτοῦ σκότους,tou skotousG3588 G4655,butδὲdeG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123καὶkaiG2532reproveἐλέγχετε·elegcheteG1651them.

12ForγὰρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510a shameαἰσχρόνaischronG150evenκαὶkaiG2532to speakλέγειν.legeinG3004ofὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259those things whichτὰtaG3588are doneγινόμεναginomenaG1096of themαὐτῶνautōnG846in secretκρυφῇkruphēaG2931.

13G3588ButδὲdeG1161all thingsG3956thatG3588are reprovedἐλεγχόμεναelegchomenaG1651are made manifestG5319byὑπὸhupoG5259the lightφωτὸςphōtosG3588 G5457:forG1063whatsoeverG3956doth make manifestG5319isG1510lightG5457.

14ὁhoG3588WhereforeδιὸdioG1352he saithλέγει·legeiG3004,Awake thouἔγειρεegeireG1453thatτῶνtōnG3588sleepestκαθεύδωνkatheudōnG2518,andκαὶkaiG2532ariseἀνάσταanastaG450fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,andκαὶkaiG2532Christὁ Χριστός.¶ho ChristosG3588 G5547shall giveG2017theeσοιsoiG4771lightG2017.

15SeeΒλέπετεBlepeteG991thenοὖνounG3767thatπῶςpōsG4459ye walkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043circumspectlyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199,notμὴmēG3361asὡςhōsG5613foolsἄσοφοιasophoiG781,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613wiseσοφοί,sophoiG4680,

16RedeemingἐξαγοραζόμενοιexagorazomenoiG1805the timeτὸν καιρόν,ton kaironG3588 G2540,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the daysαἱ ἡμέραιhai hēmeraiG3588 G2250areεἰσιν.eisinG1510evilπονηραίponēraiG4190.

17διὰdiaG1223WhereforeτοῦτοtoutoG3778be yeγίνεσθεginestheG1096notμὴmēG3361unwiseἄφρονες,aphronesG878,butἀλλὰallaG235understandingσυνίετεsunieteG4920whatτίtiG5101the willτὸ θέλημαto thelēmaG3588 G2307of the Lordτοῦ κυρίου.tou kuriouG3588 G2962is.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532beG3182notμὴmēG3361drunkμεθύσκεσθεmethuskestheG3182withἐνenG1722wineοἴνῳ,oinōG3631,whereinᾧhōG3739isἐστινestinG1510excessἀσωτία,asōtiaG810;butἀλλὰallaG235be filledπληροῦσθεplēroustheG4137withἐνenG1722the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;

19SpeakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980to yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438in psalmsψαλμοῖςpsalmoisG5568andκαὶkaiG2532hymnsὕμνοιςhumnoisG5215andκαὶkaiG2532spiritualπνευματικαῖς,pneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603,singingᾄδοντεςadontesG103andκαὶkaiG2532making melodyψάλλοντεςpsallontesG5567inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588to the Lordτῷ κυρίῳ,tō kuriōG3588 G2962;

20Giving thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842forὑπὲρhuperG5228all thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956unto Godτοῦ θεῷtou theōG3588 G2316andκαὶkaiG2532the Fatherπατρί·patriG3962inἐνenG1722the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of ourG1473Lordκυρίου τῷkuriou tōG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547;

21SubmittingὑποτασσόμενοιhupotassomenoiG5293yourselves one to anotherἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240inἐνenG1722the fearφόβῳphobōG5401of GodG2316.

22ΑἱHaiG3588Wivesγυναῖκες, τοῖςgunaikes toisG3588 G1135,submit yourselves untoG5293your ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,asὡςhōsG5613unto the Lordτῷ κυρίῳ·tō kuriōG3588 G2962.

23ForὅτιhotiG3754the husbandἀνήρanērG3588 G435isG1510the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of the wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG3588 G1135,evenG2532asὡςhōsG5613Christ isΧριστὸςChristosG3588 G5547the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of the churchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG3588 G1577:andG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846isG1510the saviourσωτὴρsōtērG4990of the bodyσώματος·sōmatosG3588 G4983.

24ἡhēG3588Thereforeἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asG5618the churchἐκκλησία τῷekklēsia tōG3588 G1577is subject untoὑποτάσσεταιhupotassetaiG5293ChristΧριστῷ αἱChristō haiG3588 G5547,καὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779letthe wivesγυναῖκες τοῖςgunaikes toisG3588 G1135beto their ownG2398husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435inἐνenG1722every thingπαντί.¶pantiG3956.

25HusbandsΟἱ ἄνδρες,Hoi andresG3588 G435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourG1438wivesτὰς γυναῖκαςtas gunaikasG3588 G1135,even asκαθὼςkathōsG2531Christὁ Χριστὸςho ChristosG3588 G5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25the churchτὴν ἐκκλησίανtēn ekklēsianG3588 G1577,andκαὶkaiG2532gaveπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860himselfG1438forὑπὲρhuperG5228itαὐτῆςautēsG846;

26ThatἵναinaG2443heαὐτὴνautēnG846might sanctifyἁγιάσῃhagiasēG37and cleanse itκαθαρίσαςkatharisasG2511with the washingτῷ λουτρῷtō loutrōG3588 G3067of waterτοῦ ὕδατοςtou hudatosG3588 G5204byἐνenG1722the wordῥήματι,rhēmatiG4487,

27τὴνtēnG3588ThatἵναinaG2443he might presentπαραστήσῃparastēsēG3936itαὐτὸςautosG846to himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438a gloriousἔνδοξονendoxonG1741churchἐκκλησίαν τῶνekklēsian tōnG3588 G1577,notμὴmēG3361havingἔχουσανechousanG2192spotσπίλονspilonG4696,orἢēG2228wrinkleῥυτίδαrhutidaG4512,orἤēG2228anyτιtiG5100such thingτοιούτων,toioutōnG5108;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatἵναinaG2443it should beᾖēG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40andκαὶkaiG2532without blemishἄμωμος.amōmosG299.

28οἱhoiG3588τὰςtasG3588τὰtaG3588SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779oughtὀφείλουσινopheilousinG3784menἄνδρες ὁandres hoG3588 G435to loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135asὡςhōsG5613their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438bodiesσώματα.sōmataG4983.He thatτὴνtēnG3588lovethἀγαπῶνagapōnG25hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135lovethἀγαπᾷ·agapaG25himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.

29τὴνtēnG3588ForγάρgarG1063no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762ever yetποτεpoteG4218hatedἐμίσησεν,emisēsenG3404his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235nourishethἐκτρέφειektrepheiG1625andκαὶkaiG2532cherishethθάλπειthalpeiG2282itαὐτὴνautēnG846,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531the LordὁhoG3588 G2962the churchτὴν ἐκκλησίαν,tēn ekklēsianG3588 G1577:

30ForὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510membersμέληmelēG3196of hisG846bodyσώματοςsōmatosG3588 G4983,ofG1537hisG846fleshG3588 G4561,andG2532ofG1537hisG846bonesG3588 G3747.

31τὸνtonG3588ForἀντὶantiG473this causeτούτουtoutouG3778shallG2641a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444leaveκαταλείψειkataleipseiG2641hisG846fatherπατέρα τὴνpatera tēnG3588 G3962andκαὶkaiG2532motherμητέρα τὴνmētera tēnG3588 G3384,andκαὶkaiG2532shall be joinedπροσκολληθήσεταιproskollēthēsetaiG4347untoπρὸςprosG4314hisG846wifeγυναῖκα οἱgunaika hoiG3588 G1135,andκαὶkaiG2532theyG1510twoδύοduoG1417shall beἔσονταιesontaiG1510εἰςeisG1519oneμίαν.mianG1520fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.

32ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστίν,estinG1510a greatμέγαmegaG3173mysteryτὸ μυστήριονto mustērionG3588 G3466:butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473speakλέγωlegōG3004concerningεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547andκαὶkaiG2532εἰςeisG1519the churchτὴν ἐκκλησίαν.tēn ekklēsianG3588 G1577.

33NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133καὶkaiG2532letG25every oneἕνα,henaG1520of youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771οἱhoiG3588καθ᾽kath᾽G2596in particularἕκαστοςhekastosG1538soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779loveἀγαπάτωagapatōG25hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438wifeτὴν γυναῖκαtēn gunaikaG3588 G1135even asὡςhōsG5613himselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438;andδὲdeG1161the wifeἡ γυνὴhē gunēG3588 G1135seethatἵναinaG2443she reverenceφοβῆταιphobētaiG5399herhusbandτὸν ἄνδρα.¶ton andraG3588 G435.

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