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Ephesians 4

1IἐγὼegōG1473thereforeοὖνounG3767, theprisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198ofἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,beseechΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870youG5209that yewalkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516of thevocationκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821bywhichἧςhēsG3739ye arecalledἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteG2564,

2WithμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956lowlinessταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosunēsG5012andκαὶkaiG2532meeknessπραΰτητος,prautētosG4236,withμετὰmetaG3326longsufferingμακροθυμίας,makrothumiasG3115,forbearingἀνεχόμενοιanechomenoiG430oneanotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26;

3EndeavouringσπουδάζοντεςspoudazontesG4704tokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083theunityἑνότηταhenotētaG1775of theSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151inἐνenG1722thebondσυνδέσμῳsundesmōG4886ofpeaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515.

4There isoneG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andκαὶkaiG2532oneG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151, evenasκαθὼς καὶkathōs kaiG2531 G2532ye arecalledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564inἐνenG1722oneG3391hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680ofyourG5216callingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821;

5OneG1520Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,oneG1520faithπίστις,pistisG4102,oneG3391baptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908,

6OneεἷςheisG1520GodθεὸςtheosG2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofallπάντων,pantōnG3956,whoὁhoG3588isaboveἐπὶepiG1909allπάντωνpantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532throughδιὰdiaG1223allπάντωνpantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722youG5213allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

7ButδὲdeG1161toeveryἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneἑνὶheniG1520ofusG2257isgivenἐδόθηedothēG1325graceχάριςcharisG5485accordingtoκατὰkataG2596themeasureμέτρονmetronG3358of thegiftδωρεᾶςdōreasG1431ofChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

8ThereforeδιὸdioG1352hesaithλέγει·legeiG3004, When heascendedἀναβὰς εἰςanabas eisG305 G1519onhighὕψοςhupsosG5311, he ledcaptivityᾐχμαλώτευσενēchmalōteusenG162captiveαἰχμαλωσίαν,aichmalōsianG161,andG2532gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325giftsδόματαdomataG1390tomenἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.

9(NowδὲdeG1161that heascendedἀνέβη,anebēG305,whatτίtiG5101isitG2076butG1508thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2597alsoκαὶkaiG2532descendedκατέβηkatebēG2597firstG4412intoεἰςeisG1519thelowerκατώτεραkatōteraG2737partsμέρηmerēG3313of theearthγῆς;gēsG1093?

10HeαὐτόςautosG846thatdescendedκαταβὰςkatabasG2597isG2076the samealsoκαὶkaiG2532thatascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305faraboveὑπεράνωhuperanōG5231allπάντωνpantōnG3956heavensοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,thatἵναinaG2443he mightfillπληρώσῃplērōsēG4137allthingsπάντα.pantaG3956.)

11AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325someμὲνmenG3303,apostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652;andδὲdeG1161some,prophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396;andδὲdeG1161some,evangelistsεὐαγγελιστάς,euangelistasG2099;andδὲdeG1161some,pastorsποιμέναςpoimenasG4166andκαὶkaiG2532teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320;

12ForπρὸςprosG4314theperfectingκαταρτισμὸνkatartismonG2677of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,forεἰςeisG1519theworkἔργονergonG2041of theministryδιακονίας,diakoniasG1248,forεἰςeisG1519theedifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619of thebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983ofChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:

13TillμέχριmechriG3360weallπάντεςpantesG3956comeκαταντήσωμενkatantēsōmenG2658inεἰςeisG1519theunityἑνότηταhenotētaG1775of thefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,andκαὶkaiG2532of theknowledgeἐπιγνώσεωςepignōseōsG1922of theSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,toεἰςeisG1519aperfectτέλειον,teleionG5046manἄνδραandraG435,toεἰςeisG1519themeasureμέτρονmetronG3358of thestatureἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244of thefulnessπληρώματοςplērōmatosG4138ofChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:

14ThatἵναinaG2443we henceforthbeG5600nomoreμηκέτιmēketiG3371childrenνήπιοιnēpioiG3516, tossed to andfroκλυδωνιζόμενοιkludōnizomenoiG2831,andκαὶkaiG2532carried aboutwithπεριφερόμενοιperipheromenoiG4064everyπαντὶpantiG3956windἀνέμῳanemōG417ofdoctrineδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319,byἐνenG1722thesleightκυβείᾳkubeiaG2940ofmenἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444, and cunningcraftinessἐν πανουργίᾳen panourgiaG1722 G3834, bywhichπρὸςprosG4314they lie inwaitμεθοδείανmethodeianG3180todeceiveπλάνης,planēsG4106;

15ButδὲdeG1161speaking thetruthἀληθεύοντεςalētheuontesG226inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26, may growupαὐξήσωμενauxēsōmenG837intoεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846in allthingsπάντα,pantaG3956,whoὅςhosG3739isG2076theheadκεφαλή,kephalēG2776, evenChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547:

16FromἐξexG1537whomοὗhouG3739thewholeπᾶνpanG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983fitly joinedtogetherσυναρμολογούμενονsunarmologoumenonG4883andκαὶkaiG2532compactedσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822byδιὰdiaG1223that whicheveryπάσηςpasēsG3956jointἁφῆςhaphēsG860suppliethἐπιχορηγίαςepichorēgiasG2024,accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to the effectualworkingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753inἐνenG1722themeasureμέτρῳmetrōG3358ofeveryἑκάστουhekastouG1538partἑνὸς μέρουςhenos merousG1520 G3313,makethποιεῖταιpoieitaiG4160increaseαὔξησινauxēsinG838of thebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983toεἰςeisG1519theedifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619ofitselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

17ThisG5124IsayλέγωlegōG3004thereforeοὖνounG3767,andκαὶkaiG2532testifyμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, thatyeG5209henceforthG3371walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043notG3371asκαθὼς καὶkathōs kaiG2531 G2532otherG3062GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484walkπεριπατεῖperipateiG4043,inἐνenG1722thevanityματαιότητιmataiotētiG3153oftheirαὐτῶν,autōnG846mindνοὸςnoosG3563,

18Having theunderstandingδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271darkenedG4654,beingG5607alienatedἀπηλλοτριωμένοιapēllotriōmenoiG526from thelifeζωῆςzōēsG2222ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223theignoranceἄγνοιανagnoianG52thatisG5607inἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846,becauseδιὰdiaG1223of theblindnessπώρωσινpōrōsinG4457oftheirαὐτῶν·autōnG846heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588:

19WhoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748being pastfeelingἀπηλγηκότεςapēlgēkotesG524havegivenG3860themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438overG3860tolasciviousnessἀσελγείᾳaselgeiaG766,toεἰςeisG1519workἐργασίανergasianG2039allπάσηςpasēsG3956uncleannessἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167withἐνenG1722greedinessπλεονεξίᾳ.¶pleonexiaG4124.

20ButδὲdeG1161yeG5210haveG3129notοὐχouchG3756soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779learnedἐμάθετεematheteG3129ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547;

21IfindeedG1489ye haveheardἠκούσατεēkousateG191himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532have beentaughtἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321byἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846,asκαθώςkathōsG2531thetruthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225isG2076inἐνenG1722JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:

22ThatyeG5209putoffἀποθέσθαιapothesthaiG659concerningκατὰkataG2596theformerπροτέρανproteranG4387manner oflifeἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391theoldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,whichG3588iscorruptφθειρόμενονphtheiromenonG5351accordingκατὰkataG2596to thedeceitfulἀπάτης,apatēsG539lustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939;

23AndδὲdeG1161berenewedἀνανεοῦσθαιananeousthaiG365in thespiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofyourG5216mindνοὸςnoosG3563;

24AndκαὶkaiG2532that ye putonἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746thenewκαινὸνkainonG2537manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,whichG3588afterκατὰkataG2596GodθεὸνtheonG2316iscreatedκτισθένταktisthentaG2936inἐνenG1722righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343andκαὶkaiG2532trueἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225holinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742.

25ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352puttingawayἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659lyingψεῦδοςpseudosG5579,speakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980everymanἕκαστοςhekastosG1538truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225withμετὰmetaG3326hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846neighbourπλησίονplēsionG4139:forὅτιhotiG3754weareG2070membersμέλη.melēG3196one ofanotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240.

26Be yeangryὀργίζεσθεorgizestheG3710,andκαὶkaiG2532sinἁμαρτάνετε·hamartaneteG264notμὴmēG3361:letG1931notμὴmēG3361thesunἥλιοςhēliosG2246godownG1931uponἐπὶepiG1909yourG5216wrathπαροργισμῷparorgismōG3950:

27NeitherG3383giveδίδοτεdidoteG1325placeτόπονtoponG5117to thedevilδιαβόλῳ.diabolōG1228.

28LetG2813him thatstoleG2813stealG2813nomoreμηκέτιmēketiG3371:butδὲdeG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123let himlabourκοπιάτωkopiatōG2872,workingἐργαζόμενοςergazomenosG2038with hishandsχερσὶνchersinG5495the thing which isgoodἀγαθόν,agathonG18,thatἵναinaG2443he mayhaveἔχῃechēG2192togiveμεταδιδόναιmetadidonaiG3330to him thatneedethχρείαν ἔχοντι.¶chreian echontiG5532 G2192.

29LetG4550noΠᾶς μὴPas mēG3361 G3956corruptG4550communicationλόγοςlogosG3056proceedἐκπορευέσθωekporeuesthōG1607outofἐκekG1537yourG5216mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatwhichG1536isgoodἀγαθὸςagathosG18toπρὸςprosG4314theuseχρείας,chreiasG5532ofedifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619,thatἵναinaG2443it mayministerδῷdōG1325graceχάρινcharinG5485to thehearersἀκούουσιν.akouousinG191.

30AndκαὶkaiG2532grieveλυπεῖτεlupeiteG3076notμὴmēG3361theHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,byἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739ye aresealedἐσφραγίσθητεesphragisthēteG4972toεἰςeisG1519thedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofredemptionἀπολυτρώσεως.¶apolutrōseōsG629.

31LetG142allΠᾶσαPasaG3956bitternessπικρίαpikriaG4088,andκαὶkaiG2532wrathθυμὸςthumosG2372,andκαὶkaiG2532angerὀργὴorgēG3709,andκαὶkaiG2532clamourκραυγὴkraugēG2906,andκαὶkaiG2532evilspeakingβλασφημίαblasphēmiaG988, be putawayG142fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youG5216,withσὺνsunG4862allπάσῃpasēG3956maliceκακίᾳ.kakiaG2549:

32AndδὲdeG1161beγίνεσθεginestheG1096yekindχρηστοί,chrēstoiG5543one toanotherεἰς ἀλλήλουςeis allēlousG1519 G240,tenderheartedεὔσπλαγχνοι,eusplagchnoiG2155,forgivingχαριζόμενοιcharizomenoiG5483oneanotherἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438, evenasκαθὼς καὶkathōs kaiG2531 G2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316forG1722Christ’sΧριστῷChristōG5547sakeG1722hathforgivenἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483youG5213.

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