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Ephesians 4:1-10

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.)

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