New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 2:1-8

1And you weredeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498in your trespassesπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasinG3900and sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266,

2in whichαἷςhaisG3739youformerlyποτεpoteG4218walkedπεριεπατήσατεperiepatēsateG4043accordingκατὰkataG2596to thecourseαἰῶναaiōnaG165ofthisτούτου,toutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothe princeἄρχονταarchontaG758of the powerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849of the airἀέρος,aerosG109,of the spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151that is nowνῦνnunG3568workingἐνεργοῦντοςenergountosG1754inthe sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207of disobedienceἀπειθείας,apeitheiasG543.

3AmongG1722them we tooG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956formerlyποτεpoteG4218livedἀνεστράφημένanestraphēmenG390inthe lustsἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939of our fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,indulgingποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160the desiresθελήματαthelēmataG2307of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561and of themindδιανοιῶνdianoiōnG1271, and wereby natureφύσειphuseiG5449childrenτέκναteknaG5043of wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709,evenG2532as the restλοιποί.¶loipoiG3062.

4But GodθεὸςtheosG2316,beingὢνōnG1510richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145in mercyἐλέειeleeiG1656,becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofHis greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26with whichἣνhēnG3739He lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25us,

5evenκαὶkaiG2532when we weredeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498in our transgressionsπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasinG3900,madeG4806us aliveσυνεζωοποίησενsunezōopoiēsenG4806togetherG4806with ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547(by graceχάριτίcharitiG5485you have beenG1510savedσεσῳσμένοι.sesōsmenoiG4982),

6andraisedσυνήγειρενsunēgeirenG4891us up with Him, andseatedσυνεκάθισενsunekathisenG4776us with Him inthe heavenlyἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032places inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

7soἵναinaG2443that in the agesαἰῶσινaiōsinG165to comeἐπερχομένοιςeperchomenoisG1904He might showἐνδείξηταιendeixētaiG1731the surpassingὑπερβάλλονhuperballonG5235richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of His graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485inkindnessχρηστότητιchrēstotētiG5544towardἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909us in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

8Forby graceχάριτίcharitiG5485you have been savedσεσῳσμένοιsesōsmenoiG4982throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102; andthat not of yourselvesὑμῶν,humōnG4771, it isthe giftδῶρον,dōronG1435of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;

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