New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 4:22-32

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.

26Be angryὀργίζεσθεorgizestheG3710, and yetdo not sinἁμαρτάνετε·hamartaneteG264;do not let the sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246goG1931downG1931on your angerπαροργισμῷparorgismōG3950,

27and do notgiveδίδοτεdidoteG1325the devilδιαβόλῳ.diabolōG1228an opportunityτόπονtoponG5117.

28He who stealsκλέπτωνkleptōnG2813must stealκλεπτέτω,kleptetōG2813noμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371;but ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123he must laborκοπιάτωkopiatōG2872,performingἐργαζόμενοςergazomenosG2038with his ownἰδίαιςidiaisG2398handsχερσὶνchersinG5495whatG18is goodG18,soἵναinaG2443that he will haveἔχῃechēG2192somethingto shareμεταδιδόναιmetadidonaiG3330withoneG3588who hasἔχοντι.¶echontiG2192needχρείανchreianG5532.

29Let noΠᾶς μὴPas mēG3361 G3956unwholesomeσαπρὸςsaprosG4550wordλόγοςlogosG3056proceedἐκπορευέσθωekporeuesthōG1607from your mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750,but onlyεἴeiG1487suchτιςtisG5100a wordas is goodἀγαθὸςagathosG18foredificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619according to the needχρείας,chreiasG5532of the moment,soἵναinaG2443that it will giveδῷdōG1325graceχάρινcharinG5485to thoseG3588who hearἀκούουσιν.akouousinG191.

30Do not grieveλυπεῖτεlupeiteG3076the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,by whomᾧhōG3739you weresealedἐσφραγίσθητεesphragisthēteG4972for the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of redemptionἀπολυτρώσεως.¶apolutrōseōsG629.

31Let allΠᾶσαPasaG3956bitternessπικρίαpikriaG4088and wrathθυμὸςthumosG2372and angerὀργὴorgēG3709and clamorκραυγὴkraugēG2906and slanderβλασφημίαblasphēmiaG988beputG142awayG142from you, alongσὺνsunG4862with allπάσῃpasēG3956maliceκακίᾳ.kakiaG2549.

32Be kindχρηστοί,chrēstoiG5543to oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,tender-heartedεὔσπλαγχνοι,eusplagchnoiG2155,forgivingχαριζόμενοιcharizomenoiG5483eachG1438otherἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as GodθεὸςtheosG2316in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532has forgivenἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483you.

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