Revised Literal Translation

Ephesians 4

1IἐγὼegōG1473thereforeοὖνounG3767,the prisonerὁ δέσμιοςho desmiosG3588 G1198ofἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,beseechΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870youὑμᾶςhumasG4771that ye walkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516of the vocationτῆς κλήσεωςtēs klēseōsG3588 G2821wherewithἧςhēsG3739ye are calledἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteG2564,

2WithμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956lowlinessταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosunēsG5012andκαὶkaiG2532meeknessG4240,withμετὰmetaG3326longsufferingμακροθυμίας,makrothumiasG3115,forbearingἀνεχόμενοιanechomenoiG430one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26;

3EndeavouringσπουδάζοντεςspoudazontesG4704to keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083the unityτὴν ἑνότηταtēn henotētaG3588 G1775of the Spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςtou pneumatosG3588 G4151inἐνenG1722the bondτῷ συνδέσμῳtō sundesmōG3588 G4886of peaceτῆς εἰρήνης,tēs eirēnēsG3588 G1515.

4There isoneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andκαὶkaiG2532oneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye are calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564inἐνenG1722oneμιᾷmiaG1520hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680of yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771callingτῆς κλήσεωςtēs klēseōsG3588 G2821;

5OneεἷςheisG1520Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,oneμίαmiaG1520faithπίστις,pistisG4102,oneἓνhenG1520baptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908,

6OneεἷςheisG1520GodθεὸςtheosG2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of allπάντων,pantōnG3956,whoὁhoG3588isaboveἐπὶepiG1909allπάντωνpantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532throughδιὰdiaG1223allπάντωνpantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722youG4771allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

7ButδὲdeG1161unto everyἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneἑνὶheniG1520of usG1473is givenἐδόθηedothēG1325graceἡ χάριςhē charisG3588 G5485according toκατὰkataG2596the measureτὸ μέτρονto metronG3588 G3358of the giftτῆς δωρεᾶςtēs dōreasG3588 G1431of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ.tou ChristouG3588 G5547.

8WhereforeδιὸdioG1352he saithλέγει·legeiG3004,When he ascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305upεἰςeisG1519on highὕψοςhupsosG5311,he ledG162captivityαἰχμαλωσίαν,aichmalōsianG161captiveG162,andG2532gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325giftsδόματαdomataG1390unto menτοῖς ἀνθρώποις.tois anthrōpoisG3588 G444.

9(τὸtoG3588NowδὲdeG1161thatτὰtaG3588he ascendedἀνέβη,anebēG305,whatτίtiG5101is itἐστινestinG1510εἰeiG1487butμὴmēG3361thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2597alsoκαὶkaiG2532descendedκατέβηkatebēG2597firstG4412intoεἰςeisG1519the lowerκατώτεραkatōteraG2737partsμέρηmerēG3313of the earthτῆς γῆς;tēs gēsG3588 G1093?

10ὁhoG3588He thatὁhoG3588descendedκαταβὰςkatabasG2597isἐστινestinG1510the sameαὐτόςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532thatτῶνtōnG3588ascended upἀναβὰςanabasG305far aboveὑπεράνωhuperanōG5231allπάντωνpantōnG3956heavensοὐρανῶν, τὰouranōn taG3588 G3772,thatἵναinaG2443he might fillπληρώσῃplērōsēG4137all thingsπάντα.pantaG3956.)

11AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325someτοὺςtousG3588,μὲνmenG3303apostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652;andδὲdeG1161someτοὺςtousG3588,prophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396;andδὲdeG1161someτοὺςtousG3588,evangelistsεὐαγγελιστάς,euangelistasG2099;andδὲdeG1161someτοὺςtousG3588,pastorsποιμέναςpoimenasG4166andκαὶkaiG2532teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320;

12τὸνtonG3588ForπρὸςprosG4314the perfectingκαταρτισμὸν τῶνkatartismon tōnG3588 G2677of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,forεἰςeisG1519the workἔργονergonG2041of the ministryδιακονίας,diakoniasG1248,forεἰςeisG1519the edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619of the bodyτοῦ σώματοςtou sōmatosG3588 G4983of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ·tou ChristouG3588 G5547:

13οἱhoiG3588TillμέχριmechriG3360weG2658allπάντεςpantesG3956comeG2658inεἰςeisG1519the unityτὴν ἑνότηταtēn henotētaG3588 G1775of the faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102,andκαὶkaiG2532of the knowledgeτῆς ἐπιγνώσεωςtēs epignōseōsG3588 G1922of the Sonτοῦ υἱοῦtou huiouG3588 G5207of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316,untoεἰςeisG1519a perfectτέλειον,teleionG5046manἄνδραandraG435,untoεἰςeisG1519the measureμέτρονmetronG3358of the statureἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244of the fulnessτοῦ πληρώματοςtou plērōmatosG3588 G4138of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ·tou ChristouG3588 G5547:

14ThatἵναinaG2443weG1510henceforthbeὦμενōmenG1510no moreμηκέτιmēketiG3371childrenνήπιοιnēpioiG3516,tossed to and froκλυδωνιζόμενοιkludōnizomenoiG2831,andκαὶkaiG2532carried aboutπεριφερόμενοιperipheromenoiG4064with everyπαντὶpantiG3956windἀνέμῳanemōG417of doctrineτῆς διδασκαλίαςtēs didaskaliasG3588 G1319,byἐνenG1722the sleightτῇ κυβείᾳtēa kubeiaG3588 G2940of menτῶν ἀνθρώπωνtōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444, andἐνenG1722cunning craftinessπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3834,wherebyπρὸςprosG4314theyτὴνtēnG3588lie in waitμεθοδείανmethodeianG3180to deceiveτῆς πλάνης,tēs planēsG3588 G4106;

15G3588ButδὲdeG1161speaking the truthἀληθεύοντεςalētheuontesG226inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,may grow upαὐξήσωμενauxēsōmenG837intoεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846in all thingsπάντα,pantaG3956,whichὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510the headκεφαλή,kephalēG3588 G2776, evenChristΧριστὸςChristosG3588 G5547:

16FromἐξexG1537whomοὗhouG3739the wholeπᾶνpanG3956bodyτὸ σῶμαto sōmaG3588 G4983fitly joined togetherσυναρμολογούμενονsunarmologoumenonG4883andκαὶkaiG2532compactedσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822byδιὰdiaG1223that whichτῆςtēsG3588everyπάσηςpasēsG3956jointἁφῆςhaphēsG860suppliethἐπιχορηγίαςepichorēgiasG2024,according toκατ᾽kat᾽G2596the effectual workingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753inἐνenG1722the measureμέτρῳmetrōG3358ἑνὸςhenosG1520of everyἑκάστουhekastouG1538partμέρουςmerousG3313,makethποιεῖταιpoieitaiG4160increaseτὴν αὔξησινtēn auxēsinG3588 G838of the bodyτοῦ σώματοςtou sōmatosG3588 G4983untoεἰςeisG1519the edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619of itselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

17ThisΤοῦτοToutoG3778I sayλέγωlegōG3004thereforeοὖνounG3767,andκαὶkaiG2532testifyμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143inἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,that yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771henceforthμηκέτιmēketiG3371walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043notκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531otherτὰtaG3588 G3062GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484walkπεριπατεῖperipateiG4043,inἐνenG1722the vanityματαιότητιmataiotētiG3153of theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846mindτοῦ νοὸςtou noosG3588 G3563,

18τῇtēaG3588HavingG4654the understandingδιανοίᾳ τῆςdianoia tēsG3588 G1271darkenedG4654,beingὄντες,ontesG1510alienated fromἀπηλλοτριωμένοιapēllotriōmenoiG526the lifeζωῆς τοῦzōēs touG3588 G2222of Godθεοῦ τὴνtheou tēnG3588 G2316throughδιὰdiaG1223the ignoranceἄγνοιαν τὴνagnoian tēnG3588 G52that isοὖσανousanG1510inἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846,becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the blindnessτὴν πώρωσινtēn pōrōsinG3588 G4457of theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846heartτῆς καρδίαςtēs kardiasG3588 G2588:

19WhoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748being past feelingἀπηλγηκότεςapēlgēkotesG524have givenG3860themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438overG3860unto lasciviousnessτῇ ἀσελγείᾳtēa aselgeiaG3588 G766,toεἰςeisG1519workἐργασίανergasianG2039allπάσηςpasēsG3956uncleannessἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167withἐνenG1722greedinessπλεονεξίᾳ.¶pleonexiaG4124.

20ButδὲdeG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771haveG3129notοὐχouchG3756soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779learnedἐμάθετεematheteG3129Christτὸν Χριστόν,ton ChristonG3588 G5547;

21If so be thatG1489ye have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532have been taughtἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321byἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846,asκαθώςkathōsG2531the truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225isἐστινestinG1510inἐνenG1722Jesusτῷ Ἰησοῦ,tō IēsouG3588 G2424:

22τὴνtēnG3588τὸνtonG3588That yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771put offἀποθέσθαιapothesthaiG659concerningκατὰkataG2596the formerG4386conversationἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391the oldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,which isτὸνtonG3588corruptφθειρόμενονphtheiromenonG5351according toκατὰkataG2596the deceitfulτὰς ἀπάτης,tas apatēsG3588 G539lustsἐπιθυμίας τῆςepithumias tēsG3588 G1939;

23AndδὲdeG1161be renewedἀνανεοῦσθαιananeousthaiG365in the spiritτῷ πνεύματιtō pneumatiG3588 G4151of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771mindτοῦ νοὸςtou noosG3588 G3563;

24τὸνtonG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532that ye put onἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746the newκαινὸνkainonG2537manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,whichτὸνtonG3588afterκατὰkataG2596GodθεὸνtheonG2316is createdκτισθένταktisthentaG2936inἐνenG1722righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343andκαὶkaiG2532trueτῆς ἀληθείας.¶tēs alētheiasG3588 G225holinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742.

25τὸtoG3588WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352putting awayἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659lyingψεῦδος τοῦpseudos touG3588 G5579,speakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225withμετὰmetaG3326hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846neighbourπλησίονplēsionG4139:forὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510membersμέλη.melēG3196one of anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240.

26Be ye angryὀργίζεσθεorgizestheG3710,andκαὶkaiG2532sinἁμαρτάνετε·hamartaneteG264notμὴmēG3361:letG1931notμὴmēG3361the sunὁ ἥλιοςho hēliosG3588 G2246go downG1931uponἐπὶepiG1909yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771wrathτῷ παροργισμῷtō parorgismōG3588 G3950:

27τῷtōG3588NeitherG3383giveδίδοτεdidoteG1325placeτόπονtoponG5117to the devilδιαβόλῳ.diabolōG1228.

28Let himG2813thatG3588stoleG2813stealG2813no moreμηκέτιmēketiG3371:butδὲdeG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123let himG2872labourG2872,workingἐργαζόμενοςergazomenosG2038withG3588 G5495hishandsχερσὶνchersinG3588 G5495the thing which isG3588goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18,thatἵναinaG2443he may haveἔχῃechēG2192to giveμεταδιδόναιmetadidonaiG3330to him thatG3588ἔχοντι.¶echontiG2192needethχρείανchreianG5532.

29τοῦtouG3588LetG1607ΠᾶςPasG3956noμὴmēG3361corruptσαπρὸςsaprosG4550communicationλόγοςlogosG3056proceedG1607out ofἐκekG1537yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771mouthστόματος τῆςstomatos tēsG3588 G4750,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatεἴeiG1487which isτιςtisG5100goodἀγαθὸςagathosG18toπρὸςprosG4314the useχρείας, τοῖςchreias toisG3588 G5532of edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619,thatἵναinaG2443it may ministerδῷdōG1325graceχάρινcharinG5485unto the hearersἀκούουσιν.akouousinG191.

30τὸtoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532grieveλυπεῖτεlupeiteG3076notμὴmēG3361the holyἅγιονhagionG40Spiritπνεῦμα τὸpneuma toG3588 G4151of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,ἐνenG1722wherebyᾧhōG3739ye are sealedἐσφραγίσθητεesphragisthēteG4972untoεἰςeisG1519the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of redemptionἀπολυτρώσεως.¶apolutrōseōsG629.

31LetG142allΠᾶσαPasaG3956bitternessπικρίαpikriaG4088,andκαὶkaiG2532wrathθυμὸςthumosG2372,andκαὶkaiG2532angerὀργὴorgēG3709,andκαὶkaiG2532clamourκραυγὴkraugēG2906,andκαὶkaiG2532evil speakingβλασφημίαblasphēmiaG988,be put awayG142fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,withσὺνsunG4862allπάσῃpasēG3956maliceκακίᾳ.kakiaG2549:

32AndδὲdeG1161be yeγίνεσθεginestheG1096kindχρηστοί,chrēstoiG5543oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240toεἰςeisG1519anotherG240,tenderheartedεὔσπλαγχνοι,eusplagchnoiG2155,forgivingχαριζόμενοιcharizomenoiG5483one anotherἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316forἐνenG1722Christ’s sakeΧριστῷChristōG5547hath forgivenἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

Commentaries on Ephesians 4