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Ephesians 5:22-33

22Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135, submityourselvesG5293to yourownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,asὡςhōsG5613to theLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962.

23ForὅτιhotiG3754thehusbandἀνήρanērG435isG2076theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of thewifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,evenG2532asὡςhōsG5613ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of thechurchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577:andG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846isG2076thesaviourσωτὴρsōtērG4990of thebodyσώματος·sōmatosG4983.

24Thereforeἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asG5618thechurchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577issubjectὑποτάσσεταιhupotassetaiG5293toChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,soοὕτως καὶhoutōs kaiG3779 G2532letwivesγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135be to theirownG2398husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435inἐνenG1722everythingπαντί.¶pantiG3956.

25Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourG1438wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135, evenasκαθὼςkathōsG2531ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25thechurchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,andκαὶkaiG2532gaveπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860himselfG1438forὑπὲρhuperG5228itαὐτῆςautēsG846;

26ThatἵναinaG2443heαὐτὴνautēnG846mightsanctifyἁγιάσῃhagiasēG37and cleanseitκαθαρίσαςkatharisasG2511with thewashingλουτρῷloutrōG3067ofwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204byἐνenG1722thewordῥήματι,rhēmatiG4487,

27ThatἵναinaG2443he mightpresentπαραστήσῃparastēsēG3936itαὐτὸςautosG846tohimselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438agloriousἔνδοξονendoxonG1741churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,notμὴmēG3361havingἔχουσανechousanG2192spotσπίλονspilonG4696,orἢēG2228wrinkleῥυτίδαrhutidaG4512,orἤēG2228anyτιtiG5100suchthingτοιούτων,toioutōnG5108;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatἵναinaG2443it shouldbeG5600holyἁγίαhagiaG40andκαὶkaiG2532withoutblemishἄμωμος.amōmosG299.

28SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779oughtὀφείλουσινopheilousinG3784menἄνδρεςandresG435toloveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135asὡςhōsG5613theirownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438bodiesσώματα.sōmataG4983. He thatlovethἀγαπῶνagapōnG25hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135lovethἀγαπᾷ·agapaG25himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.

29ForγάρgarG1063nomanοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762everyetποτεpoteG4218hatedἐμίσησεν,emisēsenG3404hisownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235nourishethἐκτρέφειektrepheiG1625andκαὶkaiG2532cherishethθάλπειthalpeiG2282itαὐτὴνautēnG846, evenasκαθὼς καὶkathōs kaiG2531 G2532theLordG2962thechurchἐκκλησίαν,ekklēsianG1577:

30ForὅτιhotiG3754weareG2070membersμέληmelēG3196ofhisG846bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,ofG1537hisG846fleshG4561,andG2532ofG1537hisG846bonesG3747.

31ForἀντὶantiG473thiscauseG5127shallG2641amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444leaveκαταλείψειkataleipseiG2641hisG846fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532motherμητέραmēteraG3384,andκαὶkaiG2532shall bejoinedπροσκολληθήσεταιproskollēthēsetaiG4347toπρὸςprosG4314hisG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532theytwoδύοduoG1417shallbeG2071oneεἰςeisG1519 G3391fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.

32ThisG5124isG2076agreatμέγαmegaG3173mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466:butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473speakλέγωlegōG3004concerningεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547andκαὶ εἰςkai eisG1519 G2532thechurchἐκκλησίαν.ekklēsianG1577.

33Neverthelessπλὴν καὶplēn kaiG4133 G2532letG25eachoneἕνα, ἕκαστοςhena hekastosG1520 G1538ofyouG5210inparticularκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779loveἀγαπάτωagapatōG25hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135evenasὡςhōsG5613himselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438;andδὲdeG1161thewifeγυνὴgunēG1135seethatἵναinaG2443shereverenceφοβῆταιphobētaiG5399herhusbandἄνδρα.¶andraG435.

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