Ephesians 5
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Ephesians 5:23-27

23ForὅτιhotiG3754the husbandἀνήρanērG3588G435isG1510the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of the wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG3588G1135,evenG2532asὡςhōsG5613Christ isΧριστὸςChristosG3588G5547the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of the churchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG3588G1577:andG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846isG1510the saviourσωτὴρsōtērG4990of the bodyσώματος·sōmatosG3588G4983.
24ἡhēG3588Thereforeἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asG5618the churchἐκκλησία τῷekklēsia tōG3588G1577is subject untoὑποτάσσεταιhupotassetaiG5293ChristΧριστῷ αἱChristō haiG3588G5547,καὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779letthe wivesγυναῖκες τοῖςgunaikes toisG3588G1135beto their ownG2398husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435inἐνenG1722every thingπαντί.¶pantiG3956.
25HusbandsΟἱ ἄνδρες,Hoi andresG3588G435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourG1438wivesτὰς γυναῖκαςtas gunaikasG3588G1135,even asκαθὼςkathōsG2531Christὁ Χριστὸςho ChristosG3588G5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25the churchτὴν ἐκκλησίανtēn ekklēsianG3588G1577,andκαὶkaiG2532gaveπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860himselfG1438forὑπὲρhuperG5228itαὐτῆςautēsG846;
26ThatἵναinaG2443heαὐτὴνautēnG846might sanctifyἁγιάσῃhagiasēG37and cleanse itκαθαρίσαςkatharisasG2511with the washingτῷ λουτρῷtō loutrōG3588G3067of waterτοῦ ὕδατοςtou hudatosG3588G5204byἐνenG1722the wordῥήματι,rhēmatiG4487,
27τὴνtēnG3588ThatἵναinaG2443he might presentπαραστήσῃparastēsēG3936itαὐτὸςautosG846to himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438a gloriousἔνδοξονendoxonG1741churchἐκκλησίαν τῶνekklēsian tōnG3588G1577,notμὴmēG3361havingἔχουσανechousanG2192spotσπίλονspilonG4696,orἢēG2228wrinkleῥυτίδαrhutidaG4512,orἤēG2228anyτιtiG5100such thingτοιούτων,toioutōnG5108;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatἵναinaG2443it should beᾖēG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40andκαὶkaiG2532without blemishἄμωμος.amōmosG299.
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