New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 5:3-13

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.

Read all of Ephesians 5

Commentaries on Ephesians 5