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Ephesians 5:22-33

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.

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