New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 5:14-21

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.

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