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Ephesians 5:3-20

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;

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