New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 5:3-13

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.

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