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Ephesians 4:4-16

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.

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