Revised Version 1895

Ephesians 2

1AndG2532youG5210didG1510heG2532quicken,whenG2532yewereG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498throughyourG2532trespassesπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasinG3900andG2532sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266,

2wherein aforetime yewalkedπεριεπατήσατεperiepatēsateG4043accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588courseαἰῶναaiōnaG165ofG5207thisτούτου,toutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588princeἄρχονταarchontaG758ofG5207theG3588powerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofG5207theG3588airἀέρος,aerosG109,ofG5207theG3588spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151thatαἷςhaisG3739nowνῦνnunG3568workethinG1722theG3588sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207ofG5207disobedienceἀπειθείας,apeitheiasG543;

3amongG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739weG2249alsoG2532allG3956onceποτεpoteG4218livedG1510inG1722theG3956lustsG1939ofG2307ourG2532fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,doingποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160theG3956desiresG1939ofG2307theG3956fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561andG2532ofG2307theG3956mindδιανοιῶνdianoiōnG1271,andG2532wereG1510byG1722natureφύσειphuseiG5449childrenτέκναteknaG5043ofG2307wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709,evenG2532asὡςhōsG5613theG3956restλοιποί.¶loipoiG3062:—

4butδὲdeG1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316,beingὢνōnG1510richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145inG1722mercyἐλέειeleeiG1656,forδιὰdiaG1223hisG846greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26wherewithheG846lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25usG1722,

5evenκαὶkaiG2532whenG2532weG2249wereG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498throughourG5547trespassesπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasinG3900, quickenedusG4806togetherG4806withG2532ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547(byG2532graceχάριτίcharitiG5485haveG1510yebeenG1510savedσεσῳσμένοι.sesōsmenoiG4982),

6andG2532raisedσυνήγειρενsunēgeirenG4891usG1722upwithG1722himG2532,andG2532madeusG1722toG2532sitwithG1722himG2532inG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588heavenlyἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032places,inG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:

7thatG2443inG1722theG3588agesαἰῶσινaiōsinG165toG2443comeἐπερχομένοιςeperchomenoisG1904heG846mightG5547shewtheG3588exceedingrichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofG5485hisG846graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485inG1722kindnessχρηστότητιchrēstotētiG5544towardἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1722inG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424:

8forγὰρgarG1063byG1223graceχάριτίcharitiG5485haveG1510yebeenG1510savedσεσῳσμένοιsesōsmenoiG4982throughG1223faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102;andκαὶkaiG2532thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778notοὐκoukG3756ofG1537yourselvesὑμῶν,humōnG4771:itG1223isG1510theG3588giftδῶρον,dōronG1435ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316:

9notG3756ofἐξexG1537worksἔργων,ergōnG2041,thatἵναinaG2443noG3756manG5100shouldG5100gloryκαυχήσηται.kauchēsētaiG2744.

10ForG1063weG3739areἐσμενesmenG1510hisαὐτοῦautouG846workmanshipποίημαpoiēmaG4161,createdκτισθέντεςktisthentesG2936inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424forG1063goodἀγαθοῖςagathoisG18worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,whichG3739Godθεός,theosG2316aforepreparedπροητοίμασενproētoimasenG4282thatG3739weG3739shouldἵναinaG2443walkπεριπατήσωμεν.¶peripatēsōmenG4043inἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

11WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352rememberμνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteG3421,thatG3754aforetime ye,theG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484inG1722theG3588fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,whoG3588arecalledλεγόμενοιlegomenoiG3004UncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203byG1722thatG3754whichG3748iscalledλεγομένηςlegomenēsG3004CircumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061,inG1722theG3588fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561,madeG5499byG1722handsχειροποιήτου,cheiropoiētouG5499;

12thatG3754yewereἦτεēteG1510atthatG3754timeκαιρῷkairōG2540separateG5565fromG3361ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,alienatedἀπηλλοτριωμένοιapēllotriōmenoiG526fromG3361theG3588commonwealthπολιτείαςpoliteiasG4174ofG1722IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,andκαὶkaiG2532strangersξένοιxenoiG3581fromG3361theG3588covenantsδιαθηκῶνdiathēkōnG1242ofG1722theG3588promiseἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG1860,havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192noG3361hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680andκαὶkaiG2532withoutG5565GodἄθεοιatheoiG112inG1722theG3588worldκόσμῳ·kosmōG2889.

13ButG1161nowG1161inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424yethatG1096onceποτεpoteG4218wereG1510farμακρὰνmakranG3112offG3112areG1510madeG1096nighinἐνenG1722theG3588bloodαἵματιaimatiG129ofG129ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

14ForγάρgarG1063heG2532isἐστινestinG1510ourG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,whoG3588madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160bothG2532oneἓνhenG1520,andG2532brakedownλύσας,lusasG3089theG3588middlewallφραγμοῦphragmouG5418ofG1520partition,

15havingG4160abolishedκαταργήσας,katargēsasG2673inG1722hisG846fleshG4561theτὸνtonG3588enmity,evenεἰςeisG1519theτῶνtōnG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551ofG3551commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785containedinG1722ordinancesδόγμασινdogmasinG1378;thatG2443heG846mightcreateκτίσῃktisēG2936inG1722himselfG1438ofG3551theτοὺςtousG3588twainoneἕναhenaG1520newκαινὸνkainonG2537manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,soἵναinaG2443makingG4160peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515;

16andG2532mightG2532reconcileἀποκαταλλάξῃapokatallaxēG604themαὐτῷ·autōG846bothG2532inG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983untoGodθεῷtheōG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223theG3588crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716, having slaintheG3588enmity thereby:

17andG2532heG2532cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andG2532preachedεὐηγγελίσατοeuēngelisatoG2097peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515toG2064youG5210that werefarμακρὰνmakranG3112offG3112,andG2532peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515toG2064them that were nigh:

18forG3754throughG1223himαὐτοῦautouG846weG3754bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297haveourG1223accessπροσαγωγὴνprosagōgēnG4318inἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151untotheG3588Fatherπατέρα.¶pateraG3962.

19SoοὖνounG3767thenG2532yeareἐστὲesteG1510noG3765moreG3765strangersξένοιxenoiG3581andG2532sojourners,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235yeareἐστὲesteG1510fellow-citizenswithG2316theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,andG2532ofG2316theτοῦtouG3588householdοἰκεῖοιoikeioiG3609ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,

20beingὄντοςontosG1510builtἐποικοδομηθέντεςepoikodomēthentesG2026uponG1909theG3588foundationθεμελίῳthemeliōG2310ofG1909theG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652andκαὶkaiG2532prophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396,ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424himselfαὐτοῦautouG846beingG1510theG3588chiefcornerἀκρογωνιαίουakrogōniaiouG204stone;

21inG1722whomᾧhōG3739each severalbuildingοἰκοδομὴoikodomēG3619, fitly framedtogetherG1722, growethintoεἰςeisG1519aholyἅγιονhagionG40templeναὸνnaonG3485inG1722theπᾶσαpasaG3956Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962;

22inG1722whomᾧhōG3739yealsoκαὶkaiG2532are buildedtogetherG1722forεἰςeisG1519a habitationofG4151GodθεοῦtheouG2316inG1722theτοῦtouG3588Spiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.

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