New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 5

Be Imitators of God

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767be imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,as belovedἀγαπητὰagapētaG27childrenτέκναteknaG5043;

2andwalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,justG2531asG2531ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25you andgaveG3860Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438upG3860for us, anofferingπροσφορὰνprosphoranG4376and a sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378to GodθεῷtheōG2316as afragrantεὐωδίας.¶euōdiasG2175aromaὀσμὴνosmēnG3744.

3ButsexualΠορνείαPorneiaG4202immoralityG4202orκαὶkaiG2532anyπᾶσαpasaG3956impurityἀκαθαρσίαakatharsiaG167orἢēG2228greedπλεονεξίαpleonexiaG4124must not evenμηδὲmēdeG3366be mentionedὀνομαζέσθωonomazesthōG3687amongἐνenG1722you, as is properπρέπειprepeiG4241amongsaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40;

4and there must be nofilthinessαἰσχρότηςaischrotēsG151or foolishG3473talkG3473,orἢēG2228vulgarG2160jokingG2160,whichἃhaG3739are not fittingἀνῆκενanēkenG433,but ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123givingG2169ofG2169thanksG2169.

5For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778you knowG3609with certaintyγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097, thatnoπᾶς οὐκpas oukG3756 G3956sexuallyG4205immoralG4205orἢēG2228impureἀκάθαρτοςakathartosG169orἢēG2228greedyG4123personG4123,whichὅhoG3739amounts to an idolaterεἰδωλολάτρης,eidōlolatrēsG1496,hasἔχειecheiG2192an inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6See thatnoG3367oneΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367deceivesἀπατάτωapatatōG538you with emptyκενοῖςkenoisG2756wordsλόγοις·logoisG3056,for becauseδιὰdiaG1223of theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778the wrathὀργὴorgēG3709of GodθεοῦtheouG2316comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064upon thesonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of disobedienceἀπειθείας.apeitheiasG543.

7ThereforeοὖνounG3767do not becomeγίνεσθεginestheG1096partnersσυμμέτοχοιsummetochoiG4830with them;

8foryou were onceποτεpoteG4218darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,but nowνῦνnunG3568you are lightφῶςphōsG5457in the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962;walkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043aschildrenτέκναteknaG5043of lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457

9(forthe fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590of the lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457consistsin allπάσῃpasēG3956goodnessἀγαθωσύνῃagathōsunēG19,righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343,and truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225),

10as you tryG1381toG1381learnG1381whatτίtiG5101is pleasingεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101to the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

11Do not participateσυγκοινωνεῖτεsugkoinōneiteG4790in the uselessἀκάρποιςakarpoisG175deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041ofdarknessσκότους,skotousG4655,but insteadμᾶλλονmallonG3123evenG2532exposeἐλέγχετε·elegcheteG1651them;

12for it is disgracefulαἰσχρόνaischronG150evenκαὶkaiG2532to speakλέγειν.legeinG3004of the things which are doneγινόμεναginomenaG1096by them inG2931secretG2931.

13But allG3956thingsG3956becomeG5319visibleG5319when they are exposedἐλεγχόμεναelegchomenaG1651by the lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457,for everythingπάνταpantaG3956that becomesG5319visibleG5319is lightG5457.

14For thisG1352reasonG1352it saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “AwakeἔγειρεegeireG1453,sleeperκαθεύδωνkatheudōnG2518,And ariseἀνάσταanastaG450fromthe deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,And ChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547will shineG2017onG2017you.”

15SoG3767thenG3767,be carefulΒλέπετε ἀκριβῶςBlepete akribōsG991 G199howπῶςpōsG4459youwalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043, notas unwiseG781peopleG781but as wiseσοφοί,sophoiG4680,

16makingG1805theG1805mostG1805ofG1805your timeκαιρόν,kaironG2540,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250are evilπονηραίponēraiG4190.

17Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778do not be foolishἄφρονες,aphronesG878, butunderstandσυνίετεsunieteG4920whatτίtiG5101the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of the Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962is.

18Anddo not getG3182drunkμεθύσκεσθεmethuskestheG3182with wineοἴνῳ,oinōG3631, in which there isdebaucheryἀσωτία,asōtiaG810, but befilledπληροῦσθεplēroustheG4137with the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,

19speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980tooneG1438anotherG1438inpsalmsψαλμοῖςpsalmoisG5568andhymnsὕμνοιςhumnoisG5215and spiritualπνευματικαῖς,pneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603,singingᾄδοντεςadontesG103and makingG5567melodyG5567with your heartsκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588to the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962;

20alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168for allG3956thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547to ourGodθεῷtheōG2316and Fatherπατρί·patriG3962;

21and subjectG5293yourselvesG5293to oneἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240anotherG240in thefearφόβῳphobōG5401of ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

Marriage like Christ and the Church

22Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135, subject yourselvesto 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 churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577isG5293subjectὑποτάσσεταιhupotassetaiG5293to ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532the wivesγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135ought to beto their husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435in everythingπαντί.¶pantiG3956.

25Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135,justG2531asG2531ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577andgaveG3860Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438upG3860for her,

26soἵναinaG2443thatG2443He 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.

28SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779husbandsἄνδρεςandresG435alsoκαὶkaiG2532oughtὀφείλουσινopheilousinG3784toloveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135as their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438bodiesσώματα.sōmataG4983.He who lovesἀγαπῶνagapōnG25his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135lovesἀγαπᾷ·agapaG25himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438;

29for noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762everποτεpoteG4218hatedἐμίσησεν,emisēsenG3404his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,but nourishesἐκτρέφειektrepheiG1625and cherishesθάλπειthalpeiG2282it, justG2531asG2531ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532doesthe churchἐκκλησίαν,ekklēsianG1577,

30becauseὅτιhotiG3754we arepartsμέληmelēG3196of HisbodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983.

31For thisτούτουtoutouG3778reasonἀντὶantiG473a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444shall leaveκαταλείψειkataleipseiG2641his fatherπατέραpateraG3962and his motherμητέραmēteraG3384and be joinedπροσκολληθήσεταιproskollēthēsetaiG4347to his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,and the twoδύοduoG1417shall becomeἔσονται εἰςesontai eisG1510 G1519oneμίαν.mianG1520fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.

32ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466is greatμέγαmegaG3173;but I am speakingλέγωlegōG3004with referenceG1519to ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547and the churchἐκκλησίαν.ekklēsianG1577.

33NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133,as for you individuallyκαθ᾽ ἕνα,kath᾽ henaG2596 G1520,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538husband is toloveἀγαπάτωagapatōG25his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135the sameοὕτωςhoutōsG3779as himselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438,and the wifeγυνὴgunēG1135must see to it that sherespectsφοβῆταιphobētaiG5399her husbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.

Be Imitators of God

Marriage like Christ and the Church

Commentaries on Ephesians 5