New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 4:15-25

15butspeakingG226theG226truthἀληθεύοντεςalētheuontesG226in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26, we are togrowαὐξήσωμενauxēsōmenG837upG837in allπάντα,pantaG3956aspectsinto Him whoὅςhosG3739is theheadκεφαλή,kephalēG2776, that is,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,

16from whomοὗhouG3739the wholeπᾶνpanG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,being fittedG4883and heldG4822togetherσυναρμολογούμενον συμβιβαζόμενονsunarmologoumenon sumbibazomenonG4822 G4883by whatG2024everyπάσηςpasēsG3956jointἁφῆςhaphēsG860suppliesG2024,accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to theproperμέτρῳmetrōG3358workingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753of eachἑκάστουhekastouG1538individualἑνὸςhenosG1520partμέρουςmerousG3313,causesποιεῖταιpoieitaiG4160the growthαὔξησινauxēsinG838of the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983for the buildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619upG3619of itselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438in loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

17SoοὖνounG3767I sayλέγωlegōG3004thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778,and affirmμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,that you are to noG3371longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043justG2531asG2531theGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484alsoG2532walkπεριπατεῖperipateiG4043, in thefutilityματαιότητιmataiotētiG3153of their mindsνοὸςnoosG3563,

18beingG1510darkenedἐσκοτωμένοιeskotōmenoiG4656in their understandingδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271,excludedἀπηλλοτριωμένοιapēllotriōmenoiG526from the lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222of GodθεοῦtheouG2316becauseδιὰdiaG1223of theignoranceἄγνοιανagnoianG52that is in them, becauseδιὰdiaG1223of thehardnessπώρωσινpōrōsinG4457of their heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588;

19and they, havingbecomeG524callousG524,have givenG3860themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438upG3860toindecentG766behaviorG766for the practiceἐργασίανergasianG2039of everyG3956kindG3956of impurityἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167with greedinessπλεονεξίᾳ.¶pleonexiaG4124.

20But you did notlearnἐμάθετεematheteG3129ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547inG3779thisG3779wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,

21ifεἴeiG1487indeedγεgeG1065youhave heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191Him and havebeen taughtἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321in Him, justG2531asG2531truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225is in JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

22that, inG2596referenceG2596toG2596your formerπροτέρανproteranG4387wayἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391ofG391lifeG391, you are toridG659yourselves ofG659theoldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820selfἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,which is being corruptedφθειρόμενονphtheiromenonG5351inG2596accordanceG2596withG2596thelustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939of deceitἀπάτης,apatēsG539,

23and that you are to berenewedἀνανεοῦσθαιananeousthaiG365in the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of your mindsνοὸςnoosG3563,

24and toputἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746on thenewκαινὸνkainonG2537selfἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444, which in the likeness ofGodθεὸνtheonG2316has been createdκτισθένταktisthentaG2936in righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343and holinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742of the truthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

25ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352,riddingG659yourselves ofG659falsehoodψεῦδοςpseudosG5579,speakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225eachG1538oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of youwith his neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we arepartsμέλη.melēG3196of oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240anotherG240.

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