Ephesians 5
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Ephesians 5:1-6

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 oukG3756G3956immoralπόρνοςpornosG4205orἢēG2228impureG169personG169orἢēG2228covetousπλεονέκτης,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.
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