Revised Literal Translation

Ephesians 2:1-13

1AndΚαὶKaiG2532youG4771hath he quickened,who wereὄνταςontasG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498in trespassesτοῖς παραπτώμασινtois paraptōmasinG3588 G3900andκαὶkaiG2532sinsταῖς ἁμαρτίαιςtais hamartiaisG3588 G266;

2WhereinαἷςhaisG3739inἐνenG1722time pastποτεpoteG4218ye walkedπεριεπατήσατεperiepatēsateG4043according toκατὰkataG2596the courseτὸν αἰῶναton aiōnaG3588 G165of thisτούτου,toutouG3778worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588 G2889,according toκατὰkataG2596the princeτὸν ἄρχονταton archontaG3588 G758of the powerτῆς ἐξουσίαςtēs exousiasG3588 G1849of the airτοῦ ἀέρος,tou aerosG3588 G109,the spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςtou pneumatosG3588 G4151thatτοῦtouG3588nowνῦνnunG3568workethἐνεργοῦντοςenergountosG1754inἐνenG1722the childrenτοῖς υἱοῖςtois huioisG3588 G5207of disobedienceτῆς ἀπειθείας,tēs apeitheiasG3588 G543:

3ταῖςtaisG3588AmongἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532weG1473allπάντεςpantesG3956had our conversationἀνεστράφημένanestraphēmenG390in times pastποτεpoteG4218inἐνenG1722the lustsἐπιθυμίαις τῆςepithumiais tēsG3588 G1939of ourG1473fleshσαρκὸς τὰsarkos taG3588 G4561,fulfillingποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160the desiresθελήματα τῆςthelēmata tēsG3588 G2307of the fleshσαρκὸς τῶνsarkos tōnG3588 G4561andκαὶkaiG2532of the mindδιανοιῶν οἱdianoiōn hoiG3588 G1271;andκαὶkaiG2532wereἤμεθαēmethaG1510by natureφύσειphuseiG5449the childrenτέκναteknaG5043of wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709,evenκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613othersλοιποί.¶loipoiG3062.

4ὉHoG3588τὴνtēnG3588ButδὲdeG1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316,who isὢνōnG1510richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145inἐνenG1722mercyἐλέειeleeiG1656,forδιὰdiaG1223hisαὐτοῦautouG846greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26wherewithἣνhēnG3739he lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25usG1473,

5EvenκαὶkaiG2532whenG1510weG1473wereG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498in sinsτοῖς παραπτώμασινtois paraptōmasinG3588 G3900,hath quickened us together withσυνεζωοποίησενsunezōopoiēsenG4806Christτῷ Χριστῷ,tō ChristōG3588 G5547, (by graceχάριτίcharitiG5485ye areG1510savedσεσῳσμένοι.sesōsmenoiG4982;)

6τοῖςtoisG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532hath raisedG4891usup togetherG4891,andκαὶkaiG2532madeG4776ussit togetherG4776inἐνenG1722heavenlyἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032placesinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:

7τοῖςtoisG3588τοῖςtoisG3588ThatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722the agesαἰῶσιν τὸaiōsin toG3588 G165to comeἐπερχομένοιςeperchomenoisG1904he might shewἐνδείξηταιendeixētaiG1731the exceedingὑπερβάλλονhuperballonG5235richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of hisαὐτοῦautouG846graceτῆς χάριτοςtēs charitosG3588 G5485inἐνenG1722hiskindnessχρηστότητιchrēstotētiG5544towardἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1473throughἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

8G3588ForγὰρgarG1063by graceχάριτίcharitiG5485areἐστεesteG1510ye savedσεσῳσμένοιsesōsmenoiG4982throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεως,pisteōsG3588 G4102;andκαὶkaiG2532thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778notοὐκoukG3756ofἐξexG1537yourselvesὑμῶν,humōnG4771: it isthe giftδῶρον,dōronG3588 G1435of GodθεοῦtheouG2316:

9NotοὐκoukG3756ofἐξexG1537worksἔργων,ergōnG2041,ἵναinaG2443lestμήmēG3361any manτιςtisG5100should boastκαυχήσηται.kauchēsētaiG2744.

10ForγάρgarG1063we areἐσμενesmenG1510hisαὐτοῦautouG846workmanshipποίημαpoiēmaG4161,createdκτισθέντεςktisthentesG2936inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424untoἐπὶepiG1909goodἀγαθοῖςagathoisG18worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,whichοἷςhoisG3739Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588 G2316hath before ordainedπροητοίμασενproētoimasenG4282thatἵναinaG2443we should walkπεριπατήσωμεν.¶peripatēsōmenG4043inἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

11WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352rememberμνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteG3421,thatὅτιhotiG3754yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771beingin time pastποτὲpoteG4218Gentilesτὰ ἔθνηta ethnēG3588 G1484inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,who areοἱhoiG3588calledλεγόμενοιlegomenoiG3004UncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203byὑπὸhupoG5259that which isτῆςtēsG3588calledλεγομένηςlegomenēsG3004the CircumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561made by handsχειροποιήτου,cheiropoiētouG5499;

12τῷtōG3588ThatὅτιhotiG3754atG1722thatἐκείνῳekeinōG1565timeκαιρῷ τῆςkairō tēsG3588 G2540ye wereἦτεēteG1510withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,being aliensἀπηλλοτριωμένοιapēllotriōmenoiG526from the commonwealthπολιτείας τοῦpoliteias touG3588 G4174of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,andκαὶkaiG2532strangersξένοιxenoiG3581from the covenantsτῶν διαθηκῶνtōn diathēkōnG3588 G1242of promiseτῆς ἐπαγγελίας,tēs epangeliasG3588 G1860,havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192noμὴmēG3361hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,andκαὶkaiG2532without GodἄθεοιatheoiG112inG1722the worldτῷ κόσμῳ·tō kosmōG3588 G2889:

13ButδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771whoG3588sometimesποτεpoteG4218wereὄντεςontesG1510far offμακρὰνmakranG3112are madeἐγενήθητεegenēthēteG1096nighἐγγὺςengusG1451byἐνenG1722the bloodαἵματιaimatiG3588 G129of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG3588 G5547.

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