New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 5:18-32

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.

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.

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