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Ephesians 4:17-32

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.

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