Revised Version 1895

Ephesians 4

1IἐγὼegōG1473thereforeοὖνounG3767,theG3588prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198inG1722theG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, beseechyouG5210toG1722walkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043worthilyἀξίωςaxiōsG516ofG2962theG3588callingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821wherewith ye werecalledἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteG2564,

2withμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956lowlinessandκαὶkaiG2532meeknessG4240,withμετὰmetaG3326longsuffering, forbearingoneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240anotherG240inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26;

3giving diligencetoG1722keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083theG3588unityG4886ofG4151theG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151inG1722theG3588bondσυνδέσμῳsundesmōG4886ofG4151peaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515.

4ThereG1722isoneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andG2532oneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531alsoG2532ye werecalledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564inG1722oneμιᾷmiaG1520hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680ofG4151yourG2532callingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821;

5oneεἷςheisG1520Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,oneμίαmiaG1520faithπίστις,pistisG4102,oneἓνhenG1520baptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908,

6oneεἷςheisG1520GodθεὸςtheosG2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofG1223allπάντων,pantōnG3956,whoὁhoG3588isoverἐπὶepiG1909allπάντωνpantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532throughG1223allπάντωνpantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

7ButδὲdeG1161untoeachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneἑνὶheniG1520ofG5485usG1325wastheG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485givenG1325accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588measureμέτρονmetronG3358ofG5485theG3588giftδωρεᾶςdōreasG1431ofG5485ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

8WhereforeδιὸdioG1352heG3004saith,WhenG3004heG3004ascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305onεἰςeisG1519highὕψοςhupsosG5311,heG3004ledG162captivityαἰχμαλωσίαν,aichmalōsianG161captiveG162,AndG444gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325giftsδόματαdomataG1390untomenG444.

9(NowG1161thisτὸtoG3588,HeG2532ascendedἀνέβη,anebēG305,whatτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510itG1161butG1161thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532alsoκαὶkaiG2532descendedκατέβηkatebēG2597intoεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588lowerpartsμέρηmerēG3313ofG1093theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς;gēsG1093?

10HeG2532thatG2443descendedκαταβὰςkatabasG2597isἐστινestinG1510theG3956sameαὐτόςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532thatG2443ascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305farG5231aboveG5231allG3956theG3956heavensοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,thatG2443heG2532mightG2532fillπληρώσῃplērōsēG4137allG3956thingsG3956.)

11AndG2532heG2532gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325someτοὺςtousG3588toG2532beG2532apostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652;andG2532someτοὺςtousG3588,prophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396;andG2532someτοὺςtousG3588,evangelistsεὐαγγελιστάς,euangelistasG2099;andG2532someτοὺςtousG3588,pastorsποιμέναςpoimenasG4166andG2532teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320;

12forεἰςeisG1519theG3588perfectingofG2041theG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40, untotheG3588workἔργονergonG2041ofG2041ministering, untotheG3588buildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619upεἰςeisG1519ofG2041theG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983ofG2041ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:

13tillweG2532allG3956attainκαταντήσωμενkatantēsōmenG2658untotheG3956unityofG5207theG3956faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,andG2532ofG5207theG3956knowledgeἐπιγνώσεωςepignōseōsG1922ofG5207theG3956SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofG5207Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, unto a fullgrownmanἄνδραandraG435, untotheG3956measureμέτρονmetronG3358ofG5207theG3956statureἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244ofG5207theG3956fulnessofG5207ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:

14thatἵναinaG2443weG2532mayG2532beὦμενōmenG1510noμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371childrenνήπιοιnēpioiG3516,tossedκλυδωνιζόμενοιkludōnizomenoiG2831toπρὸςprosG4314andG2532froandG2532carriedπεριφερόμενοιperipheromenoiG4064aboutG1722withG1722everyG3956windἀνέμῳanemōG417ofG3956doctrineδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319,byG1722theG3956sleightofG3956menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,inG1722craftinessπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3834,afterG2532theG3956wilesofG3956errorπλάνης,planēsG4106;

15butG1161speakingG226truthἀληθεύοντεςalētheuontesG226inG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,mayG3956growαὐξήσωμενauxēsōmenG837upG1519inG1722allG3956thingsπάντα,pantaG3956intoG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846,whichὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theG3956headκεφαλή,kephalēG2776,evenG1161ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547;

16fromG1537whomG3739allG3956theG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983fitly framedandκαὶkaiG2532knitG4822togetherσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822throughδιὰdiaG1223thatG3739whichG3739everyG3956jointἁφῆςhaphēsG860supplieth,accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596toG1519theG3956workingποιεῖταιpoieitaiG4160inἐνenG1722dueG2596measureμέτρῳmetrōG3358ofG1537eachἑκάστουhekastouG1538severalpartμέρουςmerousG3313, makeththeG3956increaseofG1537theG3956bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983untotheG3956buildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619upG1519ofG1537itselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

17ThisΤοῦτοToutoG3778IG2532sayλέγωlegōG3004thereforeοὖνounG3767,andG2532testifyμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143inἐνenG1722theG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,thatG3004yenoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484alsoG2532walkπεριπατεῖperipateiG4043,inἐνenG1722theG3588vanityματαιότητιmataiotētiG3153ofG2962theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846mindνοὸςnoosG3563,

18beingὄντες,ontesG1510darkenedἐσκοτωμένοιeskotōmenoiG4656inG1722theirG846understandingδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271,alienatedἀπηλλοτριωμένοιapēllotriōmenoiG526fromG1722theG3588lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222ofG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316becauseG1223ofG1223theG3588ignoranceἄγνοιανagnoianG52thatG846isοὖσανousanG1510inG1722themG846,becauseG1223ofG1223theG3588hardeningπώρωσινpōrōsinG4457ofG1223theirG846heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588;

19whoτῇtēaG3588being past feelinggaveπαρέδωκανparedōkanG3860themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438upG1519toG1519lasciviousness,toG1519workallπάσηςpasēsG3956uncleannessἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167withἐνenG1722greedinessπλεονεξίᾳ.¶pleonexiaG4124.

20ButδὲdeG1161ye didnotοὐχouchG3756soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779learnἐμάθετεematheteG3129ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547;

21ifεἴeiG1487soG2532beG1510thatG191yeheardG191himαὐτὸνautonG846,andG2532wereG1510taughtἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846,evenG2532asκαθώςkathōsG2531truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225isG1510inἐνenG1722JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:

22thatG444yeputἀποθέσθαιapothesthaiG659away,asG2596concerningyourG3588formerπροτέρανproteranG4387mannerG391ofG2596lifeἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391,theG3588oldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,whichG3588waxeth corruptafterG2596theG3588lustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939ofG2596deceitἀπάτης,apatēsG539;

23andG1161thatG1161ye berenewedἀνανεοῦσθαιananeousthaiG365inG1161theτῷtōG3588spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofG4151yourτοῦtouG3588mindνοὸςnoosG3563,

24andG2532putἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746onG1722theG3588newκαινὸνkainonG2537manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,whichG3588afterκατὰkataG2596GodθεὸνtheonG2316hathbeenG2532createdκτισθένταktisthentaG2936inG1722righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343andG2532holinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742ofG2316truthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

25WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352,puttingἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659awayG3326falsehoodψεῦδοςpseudosG5579,speakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980yetruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240withG3326hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846neighbour:forG3754weG3754areἐσμὲνesmenG1510membersμέλη.melēG3196oneG240ofG225anotherG240.

26BeG2532yeangryὀργίζεσθεorgizestheG3710,andG2532sinἁμαρτάνετε·hamartaneteG264notμὴmēG3361:letG1931notμὴmēG3361theG3588sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246goG1931downG1931uponἐπὶepiG1909yourG2532wrath:

27neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366giveδίδοτεdidoteG1325placeτόπονtoponG5117toG1325theτῷtōG3588devilδιαβόλῳ.diabolōG1228.

28LetG2443himG2813thatG2443stoleG2813stealG2813noμηκέτιmēketiG3371moreG3123:butG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123letG2443himG2813labour,workingκοπιάτωkopiatōG2872withἔχῃechēG2192hisἔχοντι.¶echontiG2192handsχερσὶνchersinG5495theG3588thingG18thatG2443isgoodἀγαθόν,agathonG18,thatG2443heG1161mayG2443have whereoftoG2443givetoG2443himG2813thatG2443hathneedχρείανchreianG5532.

29LetG2443noμὴmēG3361corruptspeechλόγοςlogosG3056proceedG1607outG1537ofG1537yourεἴeiG1487mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235suchτιςtisG5100asG1607isgoodἀγαθὸςagathosG18forG4314edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619asG1607theG3956needχρείας,chreiasG5532mayG2443beG3956,thatG2443itG191mayG2443giveδῷdōG1325graceχάρινcharinG5485toG4314themG1325thatG2443hearἀκούουσιν.akouousinG191.

30AndκαὶkaiG2532grieveλυπεῖτεlupeiteG3076notμὴmēG3361theG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG4151GodθεοῦtheouG2316,inἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739ye weresealedἐσφραγίσθητεesphragisthēteG4972untotheG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofG4151redemptionἀπολυτρώσεως.¶apolutrōseōsG629.

31LetallΠᾶσαPasaG3956bitternessπικρίαpikriaG4088,andG2532wrathG3709,andG2532angerὀργὴorgēG3709,andG2532clamour,andG2532railingβλασφημίαblasphēmiaG988,beG2532putG142awayG142fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youG5210,withσὺνsunG4862allπάσῃpasēG3956maliceκακίᾳ.kakiaG2549:

32andG2532beγίνεσθεginestheG1096yekindχρηστοί,chrēstoiG5543oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240toεἰςeisG1519anotherG240, tenderhearted,forgivingχαριζόμενοιcharizomenoiG5483eachG240otherδὲdeG1161,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531GodθεὸςtheosG2316alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547forgaveἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483youG5210.

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