New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 4:15-25

15butspeakingG226the truthἀληθεύοντεςalētheuontesG226in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26, we are togrowαὐξήσωμενauxēsōmenG837up in allπάντα,pantaG3956aspectsinto Him whoὅςhosG3739is theheadκεφαλή,kephalēG2776, evenChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,

16from whomοὗhouG3739the wholeπᾶνpanG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,being fittedG4883and heldG4822togetherσυναρμολογούμενον συμβιβαζόμενονsunarmologoumenon sumbibazomenonG4822 G4883by whatδιὰdiaG1223everyπάσηςpasēsG3956jointἁφῆςhaphēsG860suppliesἐπιχορηγίαςepichorēgiasG2024,accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to theproperμέτρῳmetrōG3358workingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753of eachἑκάστουhekastouG1538individualἑνὸςhenosG1520partμέρουςmerousG3313,causesποιεῖταιpoieitaiG4160the growthαὔξησινauxēsinG838of the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983for the buildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619up of itselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438in loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

17SoοὖνounG3767thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778I sayλέγωlegōG3004,and affirmμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143togetherG1722with the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,that you walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043noμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484alsoG2532walkπεριπατεῖperipateiG4043, in thefutilityματαιότητιmataiotētiG3153of their mindνοὸςnoosG3563,

18beingG1510darkenedἐσκοτωμένοιeskotōmenoiG4656in their understandingδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271,excludedἀπηλλοτριωμένοιapēllotriōmenoiG526from the lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222of GodθεοῦtheouG2316becauseδιὰdiaG1223of theignoranceἄγνοιανagnoianG52that is in them, becauseδιὰdiaG1223of thehardnessπώρωσινpōrōsinG4457of their heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588;

19and they, havingbecomeG524callousG524,have givenG3860themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438overG3860tosensualityἀσελγείᾳaselgeiaG766for the practiceἐργασίανergasianG2039of everyG3956kindG3956of impurityἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167with greedinessπλεονεξίᾳ.¶pleonexiaG4124.

20But you did notlearnἐμάθετεematheteG3129ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547in thisG3779wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,

21ifεἴeiG1487indeedγεgeG1065youhave heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191Him and havebeen taughtἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321in Him, justκαθώςkathōsG2531as truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225is in JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

22that, in referenceκατὰkataG2596to your formerπροτέρανproteranG4387mannerG391of lifeἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391, youlayG659asideG659theoldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820selfἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,which is being corruptedφθειρόμενονphtheiromenonG5351in accordanceκατὰkataG2596with thelustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939of deceitἀπάτης,apatēsG539,

23and that you berenewedἀνανεοῦσθαιananeousthaiG365in the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of your mindνοὸςnoosG3563,

24andputἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746on thenewκαινὸνkainonG2537selfἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444, which in the likeness ofGodθεὸνtheonG2316has been createdκτισθένταktisthentaG2936in righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343and holinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742of the truthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

25ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352,layingG659asideG659falsehoodψεῦδοςpseudosG5579,speakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225eachG1538oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of youwith his neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139, for we aremembersμέλη.melēG3196of oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240anotherG240.

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