Revised Version 1895

Ephesians 5

1BeΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096yethereforeοὖνounG3767imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,asὡςhōsG5613belovedἀγαπητὰagapētaG27childrenτέκναteknaG5043;

2andG2532walkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25youG5210,andG2532gaveπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438upG1519forG1519usG1519,anG2532offeringπροσφορὰνprosphoranG4376andG2532asacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378toG1519GodθεῷtheōG2316forG1519anG2532odourofG2316asweetὀσμὴνosmēnG3744smell.

3ButG1161fornicationΠορνείαPorneiaG4202,andG2532allπᾶσαpasaG3956uncleannessἀκαθαρσίαakatharsiaG167,orG2228covetousnessπλεονεξίαpleonexiaG4124,letG2228itG1161notμηδὲmēdeG3366evenG2532beG2532namedὀνομαζέσθωonomazesthōG3687amongἐνenG1722youG5210,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531becomethsaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40;

4norκαὶkaiG2532filthinessαἰσχρότηςaischrotēsG151,norκαὶkaiG2532foolish talking,orG2228jestingεὐτραπελίαeutrapeliaG2160,whichἃhaG3739arenotοὐκoukG3756befitting:butἀλλὰallaG235ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123givingG2169ofG2228thanksG2169.

5ForγὰρgarG1063thisG3778yeknowγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097ofG932a surety,thatὅτιhotiG3754noοὐκoukG3756fornicator,norG2532uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartosG169personπόρνοςpornosG4205,norG2532covetousπλεονέκτης,pleonektēsG4123manG3778,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510anἔχειecheiG2192idolaterεἰδωλολάτρης,eidōlolatrēsG1496, hathanyG3956inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817inἐνenG1722theG3956kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofG932ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547andG2532Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6LetG538noΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367manG3778deceiveG538youG5210withG1909emptyκενοῖςkenoisG2756wordsλόγοις·logoisG3056:forγὰρgarG1063becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofG5207theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778comeththeG3588wrathὀργὴorgēG3709ofG5207GodθεοῦtheouG2316uponG1909theG3588sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207ofG5207disobedienceἀπειθείας.apeitheiasG543.

7BeγίνεσθεginestheG1096notμὴmēG3361yethereforeοὖνounG3767partakersσυμμέτοχοιsummetochoiG4830withG846themG846;

8ForγάρgarG1063yewereG1510onceποτεpoteG4218darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,butG1161areG1510nowG1161lightφῶςphōsG5457inG1722theG1722Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962:walkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043asὡςhōsG5613childrenτέκναteknaG5043ofG2962lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457

9(forγὰρgarG1063theG3956fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590ofG3956theG3956lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457isinἐνenG1722allG3956goodnessἀγαθωσύνῃagathōsunēG19andκαὶkaiG2532righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343andκαὶkaiG2532truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225),

10provingwhatτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510well-pleasingεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101untotheτῷtōG3588Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962;

11andG2532havenoμὴmēG3361fellowshipwithG2532theG3588unfruitfulἀκάρποιςakarpoisG175worksἔργοιςergoisG2041ofG2041darknessσκότους,skotousG4655,butδὲdeG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123evenG2532reproveG1651themG1651;

12forγὰρgarG1063theG3588thingsG846whichG3588areG1510doneγινόμεναginomenaG1096byὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259themG846inG2532secretitG846isG1510a shameevenκαὶkaiG2532toG3004speakG3004ofG3004.

13ButG1161allG3956thingsG3956whenG1161theyG1161areG1510reprovedἐλεγχόμεναelegchomenaG1651areG1510madeG5319manifestG5319byὑπὸhupoG5259theG3956lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457:forG1063everythingπάνταpantaG3956thatG3956isG1510madeG5319manifestG5319isG1510lightG5457.

14WhereforeδιὸdioG1352heG2532saith,AwakeG1453, thouthatλέγει·legeiG3004sleepest,andG2532ariseG1453fromἐκekG1537theG3956deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,andG2532ChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547shallG2532shineἐπιφαύσειepiphauseiG2017uponG1510thee.

15LookΒλέπετεBlepeteG991thereforeοὖνounG3767carefullyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199howπῶςpōsG4459yewalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043,notμὴmēG3361asὡςhōsG5613unwiseἄσοφοιasophoiG781,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613wiseσοφοί,sophoiG4680;

16redeemingtheτὸνtonG3588timeκαιρόν,kaironG2540,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theαἱhaiG3588daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250areεἰσιν.eisinG1510evilπονηραίponēraiG4190.

17WhereforebeγίνεσθεginestheG1096yenotμὴmēG3361foolishἄφρονες,aphronesG878,butἀλλὰallaG235understandσυνίετεsunieteG4920whatτίtiG5101theτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962is.

18AndG2532beG1510notμὴmēG3361drunkenwithἐνenG1722wineοἴνῳ,oinōG3631, whereinisG1510riot,butἀλλὰallaG235beG1510filledπληροῦσθεplēroustheG4137withἐνenG1722theG2532SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;

19speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980oneG1438toG2532anotherG1438inG2532psalmsψαλμοῖςpsalmoisG5568andG2532hymnsὕμνοιςhumnoisG5215andG2532spiritualπνευματικαῖς,pneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603,singingᾄδοντεςadontesG103andG2532makingG5567melodyG5567withG2532yourG2962heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588toG2532theG3588Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962;

20givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842forὑπὲρhuperG5228allG3956thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956inἐνenG1722theG3956nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofG2316ourG2316LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547toG2532GodθεῷtheōG2316,evenG2532theG3956Fatherπατρί·patriG3962;

21subjectingὑποτασσόμενοιhupotassomenoiG5293yourselvesG1722oneἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240toG1722anotherG240inG1722theG1722fearφόβῳphobōG5401ofG1722ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

22Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135,beG2962inG435subjection untoyourG2962ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,asὡςhōsG5613untotheG3588Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962.

23ForὅτιhotiG3754theG3588husbandἀνήρanērG435isG1510theG3588headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofG435theG3588wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,asὡςhōsG5613ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532isG1510theG3588headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofG435theG3588churchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577,beingG1510himselfαὐτὸςautosG846theG3588saviourofG435theG3588bodyσώματος·sōmatosG4983.

24Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613theG3956churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577issubjectὑποτάσσεταιhupotassetaiG5293toG2532ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,soG2532lettheG3956wivesγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135alsoκαὶkaiG2532beG2532toG2532theirG2532husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435inἐνenG1722everythingπαντί.¶pantiG3956.

25Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveG25yourG25wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532lovedG25theG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,andG2532gaveG3860himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438upG3860forὑπὲρhuperG5228itαὐτῆςautēsG846;

26thatἵναinaG2443heG846mightsanctifyἁγιάσῃhagiasēG37itG846, havingcleansedκαθαρίσαςkatharisasG2511itG846byG1722theτῷtōG3588washingλουτρῷloutrōG3067ofG1722waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204withG1722theτοῦtouG3588wordῥήματι,rhēmatiG4487,

27thatG2443heG2532mightG2532presentπαραστήσῃparastēsēG3936theG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577toG2443himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438agloriousἔνδοξονendoxonG1741churchG1577,notG3361havingἔχουσανechousanG2192spotσπίλονspilonG4696orἢēG2228wrinkleῥυτίδαrhutidaG4512orἤēG2228anyG5100suchτοιούτων,toioutōnG5108thingG846;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatG2443itG846shouldG5100beᾖēG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40andG2532withoutG3361blemishἄμωμος.amōmosG299.

28EvenG2532soG2532oughtὀφείλουσινopheilousinG3784husbandsἄνδρεςandresG435alsoκαὶkaiG2532toG2532loveG25theirG1438ownG1438wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135asG5613theirG1438ownG1438bodiesσώματα.sōmataG4983.HeG2532thatG5613lovethhisG25ownG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135lovethhimselfG1438:

29forγάρgarG1063noG3762manG3762everποτεpoteG4218hatedἐμίσησεν,emisēsenG3404hisG846ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235nourishethandG2532cherishethitG846,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoG2532theG3588churchἐκκλησίαν,ekklēsianG1577;

30becauseG3754weG3754areἐσμὲνesmenG1510membersμέληmelēG3196ofG4983hisαὐτοῦautouG846bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983.

31ForG1519thisτούτουtoutouG3778causeshallG1417aἔσονταιesontaiG1510manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444leaveκαταλείψειkataleipseiG2641hisG846fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532motherμητέραmēteraG3384,andκαὶkaiG2532shallG1417cleavetoG1519hisG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135;andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588twainshallG1417becomeoneμίαν.mianG1520fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.

32ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466isἐστίν,estinG1510greatμέγαmegaG3173:butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473speakλέγωlegōG3004inεἰςeisG1519regardεἰςeisG1519ofG1577ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547andκαὶkaiG2532ofG1577theG3588churchἐκκλησίαν.ekklēsianG1577.

33NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133doG5399yealsoκαὶkaiG2532severallyloveἀγαπάτωagapatōG25eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538oneἕνα,henaG1520hisG25ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135evenG2532asὡςhōsG5613himselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438;andG2532letG2443theG3588wifeγυνὴgunēG1135seethatG2443sheG1135fearG5399herκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596husbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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