New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 5

Be Imitators of God

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767be imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,as belovedἀγαπητὰagapētaG27childrenτέκναteknaG5043;

2andwalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25you andgaveπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438up for us, anofferingπροσφορὰνprosphoranG4376and a sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378to GodθεῷtheōG2316as afragrantεὐωδίας.¶euōdiasG2175aromaὀσμὴνosmēnG3744.

3ButimmoralityΠορνείαPorneiaG4202orκαὶkaiG2532anyπᾶσαpasaG3956impurityἀκαθαρσίαakatharsiaG167orἢēG2228greedπλεονεξίαpleonexiaG4124must not evenμηδὲmēdeG3366be namedὀνομαζέσθωonomazesthōG3687amongἐνenG1722you, as is properπρέπειprepeiG4241amongsaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40;

4and there must be nofilthinessαἰσχρότηςaischrotēsG151and sillyG3473talkG3473,orἢēG2228coarseG2160jestingG2160,whichἃhaG3739are not fittingἀνῆκενanēkenG433,but ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123givingG2169of thanksG2169.

5For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778you knowG3609with certaintyγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097, thatnoπᾶς οὐκpas oukG3756 G3956immoralπόρνοςpornosG4205orἢēG2228impureG169personG169orἢēG2228covetousπλεονέκτης,pleonektēsG4123manG4123,whoὅhoG3739is an idolaterεἰδωλολάτρης,eidōlolatrēsG1496,hasἔχειecheiG2192an inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6Let noG3367oneΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367deceiveἀπατάτωapatatōG538you with emptyκενοῖςkenoisG2756wordsλόγοις·logoisG3056,for becauseδιὰdiaG1223of theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778the wrathὀργὴorgēG3709of GodθεοῦtheouG2316comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064uponthe sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of disobedienceἀπειθείας.apeitheiasG543.

7ThereforeοὖνounG3767do not bepartakersσυμμέτοχοιsummetochoiG4830with them;

8foryou were formerlyποτεpoteG4218darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,but nowνῦνnunG3568you are LightφῶςphōsG5457in the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962;walkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043aschildrenτέκναteknaG5043of LightφωτὸςphōtosG5457

9(forthe fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590of the LightφωτὸςphōtosG5457consistsin allπάσῃpasēG3956goodnessἀγαθωσύνῃagathōsunēG19and righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343and truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225),

10tryingG1381to learnG1381whatτίtiG5101is pleasingεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101to the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

11Do not participateσυγκοινωνεῖτεsugkoinōneiteG4790in the unfruitfulἀκάρποιςakarpoisG175deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041ofdarknessσκότους,skotousG4655,but insteadμᾶλλονmallonG3123evenG2532exposeἐλέγχετε·elegcheteG1651them;

12for it is disgracefulαἰσχρόνaischronG150evenκαὶkaiG2532to speakλέγειν.legeinG3004of the things which are doneγινόμεναginomenaG1096by them in secretκρυφῇkruphēaG2931.

13But allG3956thingsG3956becomeG5319visibleG5319when they areexposedἐλεγχόμεναelegchomenaG1651by the lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457,for everythingπάνταpantaG3956that becomesG5319visibleG5319is lightG5457.

14For thisG1352reasonG1352it saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “AwakeἔγειρεegeireG1453,sleeperκαθεύδωνkatheudōnG2518,And ariseἀνάσταanastaG450fromthe deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,And ChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547will shineἐπιφαύσειepiphauseiG2017on you.”

15ThereforeοὖνounG3767be carefulΒλέπετε ἀκριβῶςBlepete akribōsG991 G199howπῶςpōsG4459youwalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043, notas unwiseG781menG781but as wiseσοφοί,sophoiG4680,

16makingG1805the mostG1805of your timeκαιρόν,kaironG2540,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250are evilπονηραίponēraiG4190.

17SoG1223 G3778thenG1223 G3778do not be foolishἄφρονες,aphronesG878, butunderstandσυνίετεsunieteG4920whatτίtiG5101the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of the Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962is.

18Anddo not getG3182drunkμεθύσκεσθεmethuskestheG3182with wineοἴνῳ,oinōG3631, for that isdissipationἀσωτία,asōtiaG810, but befilledπληροῦσθεplēroustheG4137with the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,

19speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980tooneG1438anotherG1438inpsalmsψαλμοῖςpsalmoisG5568andhymnsὕμνοιςhumnoisG5215and spiritualπνευματικαῖς,pneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603,singingᾄδοντεςadontesG103and makingG5567melodyG5567with your heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588to the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962;

20alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168for allG3956thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547toGodθεῷtheōG2316,evenκαὶkaiG2532the Fatherπατρί·patriG3962;

21and be subjectὑποτασσόμενοιhupotassomenoiG5293to oneἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240anotherG240in thefearφόβῳphobōG5401of ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

Marriage Like Christ and the Church

22Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135, be subjectto your ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,as to the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962.

23Forthe husbandἀνήρanērG435is the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of the wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,as ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532is theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of the churchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577,He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846beingthe SaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990of the bodyσώματος·sōmatosG4983.

24But as the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577is subjectὑποτάσσεταιhupotassetaiG5293to ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532the wivesγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135ought to beto their husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435in everythingπαντί.¶pantiG3956.

25Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577andgaveπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438up for her,

26soἵναinaG2443that He might sanctifyἁγιάσῃhagiasēG37her, havingcleansedκαθαρίσαςkatharisasG2511her by thewashingλουτρῷloutrōG3067of waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204withthe wordῥήματι,rhēmatiG4487,

27that He mightpresentπαραστήσῃparastēsēG3936to Himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577in allG1741her gloryG1741,havingἔχουσανechousanG2192noμὴmēG3361spotσπίλονspilonG4696orἢēG2228wrinkleῥυτίδαrhutidaG4512orἤēG2228anyτιtiG5100suchτοιούτων,toioutōnG5108thingG5108; but that she would beholyἁγίαhagiaG40and blamelessἄμωμος.amōmosG299.

28SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779husbandsἄνδρεςandresG435oughtὀφείλουσινopheilousinG3784alsoκαὶkaiG2532toloveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135as their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438bodiesσώματα.sōmataG4983.He who lovesἀγαπῶνagapōnG25his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135lovesἀγαπᾷ·agapaG25himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438;

29for noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762everποτεpoteG4218hatedἐμίσησεν,emisēsenG3404his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,but nourishesἐκτρέφειektrepheiG1625and cherishesθάλπειthalpeiG2282it, justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532doesthe churchἐκκλησίαν,ekklēsianG1577,

30becauseὅτιhotiG3754we aremembersμέληmelēG3196of HisbodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983.

31For thisτούτουtoutouG3778reasonἀντὶantiG473a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444shall leaveκαταλείψειkataleipseiG2641his fatherπατέραpateraG3962and motherμητέραmēteraG3384and shall be joinedπροσκολληθήσεταιproskollēthēsetaiG4347to his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,and the twoδύοduoG1417shall becomeἔσονται εἰςesontai eisG1510 G1519oneμίαν.mianG1520fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.

32ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466is greatμέγαmegaG3173;but I am speakingλέγωlegōG3004with referenceG1519to ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547and the churchἐκκλησίαν.ekklēsianG1577.

33NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538individualἕνα,henaG1520among you alsoκαὶkaiG2532is toloveἀγαπάτωagapatōG25his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135even as himselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438,and the wifeγυνὴgunēG1135must see to it that sherespectsφοβῆταιphobētaiG5399her husbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.

Be Imitators of God

Marriage Like Christ and the Church

Commentaries on Ephesians 5