Revised Version 1895

Ephesians 4:17-32

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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