New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 5:8-20

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;

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