Revised Literal Translation

Ephesians 5:3-20

3ButδὲdeG1161fornicationΠορνείαPorneiaG4202,andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαpasaG3956uncleannessἀκαθαρσίαakatharsiaG167,orἢēG2228covetousnessπλεονεξίαpleonexiaG4124,let itG3687not be onceμηδὲmēdeG3366namedG3687amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531becomethπρέπειprepeiG4241saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40;

4NeitherκαὶkaiG2532filthinessαἰσχρότηςaischrotēsG151,norκαὶkaiG2532foolish talkingμωρολογίαmōrologiaG3473,norἢēG2228jestingεὐτραπελίαeutrapeliaG2160,whichG3588areG433notοὐκoukG3756convenientG433:butἀλλὰallaG235ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123giving of thanksεὐχαριστία.eucharistiaG2169.

5ForγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778G1510ye knowγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097,thatὅτιhotiG3754noπᾶςpasG3956whoremongerπόρνοςpornosG4205,norἢēG2228unclean personἀκάθαρτοςakathartosG169,norἢēG2228covetous manπλεονέκτης,pleonektēsG4123,whoὅhoG3739isG1510an idolaterεἰδωλολάτρης,eidōlolatrēsG1496,hathἔχειecheiG2192anyοὐκoukG3756inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817inἐνenG1722the kingdomτῇ βασιλείᾳtēa basileiaG3588 G932of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦtou ChristouG3588 G5547andκαὶkaiG2532of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6LetG538no manΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367deceiveG538youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withδιὰdiaG1223vainκενοῖςkenoisG2756wordsλόγοις·logoisG3056:for because ofγὰρgarG1063these thingsταῦταtautaG3778comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064the wrathἡ ὀργὴhē orgēG3588 G3709of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316uponἐπὶepiG1909the childrenτοὺς υἱοὺςtous huiousG3588 G5207of disobedienceτῆς ἀπειθείας.tēs apeitheiasG3588 G543.

7BeG1096notμὴmēG3361yeG1096thereforeοὖνounG3767partakersσυμμέτοχοιsummetochoiG4830with themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.

8ForγάρgarG1063ye wereἦτεēteG1510sometimesποτεpoteG4218darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568are yelightφῶςphōsG5457inἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962:walkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043asὡςhōsG5613childrenτέκναteknaG5043of lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457:

9(ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590of the SpiritτοῦtouG3588 G4151isinἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956goodnessἀγαθωσύνῃagathōsunēG19andκαὶkaiG2532righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343andκαὶkaiG2532truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225;)

10ProvingδοκιμάζοντεςdokimazontesG1381whatτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510acceptableεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101unto the Lordτῷ κυρίῳ.tō kuriōG3588 G2962.

11τοῖςtoisG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532haveG4790noμὴmēG3361fellowshipσυγκοινωνεῖτεsugkoinōneiteG4790with the unfruitfulἀκάρποιςakarpoisG175worksἔργοις τοῖςergois toisG3588 G2041of darknessτοῦ σκότους,tou skotousG3588 G4655,butδὲdeG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123καὶkaiG2532reproveἐλέγχετε·elegcheteG1651them.

12ForγὰρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510a shameαἰσχρόνaischronG150evenκαὶkaiG2532to speakλέγειν.legeinG3004ofὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259those things whichτὰtaG3588are doneγινόμεναginomenaG1096of themαὐτῶνautōnG846in secretκρυφῇkruphēaG2931.

13G3588ButδὲdeG1161all thingsG3956thatG3588are reprovedἐλεγχόμεναelegchomenaG1651are made manifestG5319byὑπὸhupoG5259the lightφωτὸςphōtosG3588 G5457:forG1063whatsoeverG3956doth make manifestG5319isG1510lightG5457.

14ὁhoG3588WhereforeδιὸdioG1352he saithλέγει·legeiG3004,Awake thouἔγειρεegeireG1453thatτῶνtōnG3588sleepestκαθεύδωνkatheudōnG2518,andκαὶkaiG2532ariseἀνάσταanastaG450fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,andκαὶkaiG2532Christὁ Χριστός.¶ho ChristosG3588 G5547shall giveG2017theeσοιsoiG4771lightG2017.

15SeeΒλέπετεBlepeteG991thenοὖνounG3767thatπῶςpōsG4459ye walkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043circumspectlyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199,notμὴmēG3361asὡςhōsG5613foolsἄσοφοιasophoiG781,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613wiseσοφοί,sophoiG4680,

16RedeemingἐξαγοραζόμενοιexagorazomenoiG1805the timeτὸν καιρόν,ton kaironG3588 G2540,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the daysαἱ ἡμέραιhai hēmeraiG3588 G2250areεἰσιν.eisinG1510evilπονηραίponēraiG4190.

17διὰdiaG1223WhereforeτοῦτοtoutoG3778be yeγίνεσθεginestheG1096notμὴmēG3361unwiseἄφρονες,aphronesG878,butἀλλὰallaG235understandingσυνίετεsunieteG4920whatτίtiG5101the willτὸ θέλημαto thelēmaG3588 G2307of the Lordτοῦ κυρίου.tou kuriouG3588 G2962is.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532beG3182notμὴmēG3361drunkμεθύσκεσθεmethuskestheG3182withἐνenG1722wineοἴνῳ,oinōG3631,whereinᾧhōG3739isἐστινestinG1510excessἀσωτία,asōtiaG810;butἀλλὰallaG235be filledπληροῦσθεplēroustheG4137withἐνenG1722the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;

19SpeakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980to yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438in psalmsψαλμοῖςpsalmoisG5568andκαὶkaiG2532hymnsὕμνοιςhumnoisG5215andκαὶkaiG2532spiritualπνευματικαῖς,pneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603,singingᾄδοντεςadontesG103andκαὶkaiG2532making melodyψάλλοντεςpsallontesG5567inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588to the Lordτῷ κυρίῳ,tō kuriōG3588 G2962;

20Giving thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842forὑπὲρhuperG5228all thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956unto Godτοῦ θεῷtou theōG3588 G2316andκαὶkaiG2532the Fatherπατρί·patriG3962inἐνenG1722the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of ourG1473Lordκυρίου τῷkuriou tōG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547;

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