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Ephesians 4:15-25

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.

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