Ephesians

Chapter 5

Phonetic (Greek): ginesthe oyn mimetai toy theoy, hos tekna agapeta,

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.

γίνεσθε οὖν μιμηταὶ τοῦ θεοῦ, ὡς τέκνα ἀγαπητά,

Phonetic (Greek): kai peripateite en agapῃ, kathos kai ho Christos egapesen ⸀hemas kai paredoken heauton hyper ⸀hemon prosphoran kai thysian tῷ theῷ eis osmen eyodias.

Edified Edition (EDE)And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and gave Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

καὶ περιπατεῖτε ἐν ἀγάπῃ, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν ⸀ἡμᾶς καὶ παρέδωκεν ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ⸀ἡμῶν προσφορὰν καὶ θυσίαν τῷ θεῷ εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας.

Phonetic (Greek): Porneia de kai ⸂akatharsia pasa⸃ e pleonexia mede onomazestho en hymin, kathos prepei hagiois,

Edified Edition (EDE)But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints;

Πορνεία δὲ καὶ ⸂ἀκαθαρσία πᾶσα⸃ ἢ πλεονεξία μηδὲ ὀνομαζέσθω ἐν ὑμῖν, καθὼς πρέπει ἁγίοις,

Phonetic (Greek): kai aischrotes kai morologia e eytrapelia, ⸂ha oyk aneken⸃, alla mallon eycharistia.

Edified Edition (EDE)neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.

καὶ αἰσχρότης καὶ μωρολογία ἢ εὐτραπελία, ⸂ἃ οὐκ ἀνῆκεν⸃, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον εὐχαριστία.

Phonetic (Greek): toyto gar ⸀iste ginoskontes hoti pas pornos e akathartos e pleonektes, ⸀ho estin eidololatres, oyk echei kleronomian en tῇ basileiᾳ toy Christoy kai theoy.

Edified Edition (EDE)For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

τοῦτο γὰρ ⸀ἴστε γινώσκοντες ὅτι πᾶς πόρνος ἢ ἀκάθαρτος ἢ πλεονέκτης, ⸀ὅ ἐστιν εἰδωλολάτρης, οὐκ ἔχει κληρονομίαν ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ θεοῦ.

Phonetic (Greek): Medeis hymas apatato kenois logois, dia tayta gar erchetai he orge toy theoy epi toys yhioys tes apeitheias.

Edified Edition (EDE)Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς ἀπατάτω κενοῖς λόγοις, διὰ ταῦτα γὰρ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῆς ἀπειθείας.

Phonetic (Greek): me oyn ginesthe symmetochoi ayton·

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore do not be partakers with them.

μὴ οὖν γίνεσθε συμμέτοχοι αὐτῶν·

Phonetic (Greek): ete gar pote skotos, nyn de phos en kyriῳ· hos tekna photos peripateite,

Edified Edition (EDE)For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light

ἦτε γάρ ποτε σκότος, νῦν δὲ φῶς ἐν κυρίῳ· ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε,

Phonetic (Greek): ho gar karpos toy ⸀photos en pasῃ agathosynῃ kai dikaiosynῃ kai aletheiᾳ,

Edified Edition (EDE)(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),

ὁ γὰρ καρπὸς τοῦ ⸀φωτὸς ἐν πάσῃ ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ,

Phonetic (Greek): dokimazontes ti estin eyareston tῷ kyriῳ·

Edified Edition (EDE)finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.

δοκιμάζοντες τί ἐστιν εὐάρεστον τῷ κυρίῳ·

Phonetic (Greek): kai me synkoinoneite tois ergois tois akarpois toy skotous, mallon de kai elenchete,

Edified Edition (EDE)And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.

καὶ μὴ συγκοινωνεῖτε τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς ἀκάρποις τοῦ σκότους, μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ ἐλέγχετε,

Phonetic (Greek): ta gar kryphῇ ginomena hypʼ ayton aischron estin kai legein·

Edified Edition (EDE)For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.

τὰ γὰρ κρυφῇ γινόμενα ὑπʼ αὐτῶν αἰσχρόν ἐστιν καὶ λέγειν·

Phonetic (Greek): ta de panta elenchomena hypo toy photos phaneroytai,

Edified Edition (EDE)But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.

τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐλεγχόμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ φωτὸς φανεροῦται,

Phonetic (Greek): pan gar to phaneroymenon phos estin. dio legei· Ἔgeire, ho katheydon, kai anasta ek ton nekron, kai epiphaysei soi ho Christos.

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light."

πᾶν γὰρ τὸ φανερούμενον φῶς ἐστιν. διὸ λέγει· Ἔγειρε, ὁ καθεύδων, καὶ ἀνάστα ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ἐπιφαύσει σοι ὁ Χριστός.

Phonetic (Greek): Blepete oyn ⸂akribos pos⸃ peripateite, me hos asophoi allʼ hos sophoi,

Edified Edition (EDE)See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,

Βλέπετε οὖν ⸂ἀκριβῶς πῶς⸃ περιπατεῖτε, μὴ ὡς ἄσοφοι ἀλλʼ ὡς σοφοί,

Phonetic (Greek): exagorazomenoi ton kairon, hoti ahi hemerai ponerai eisin.

Edified Edition (EDE)redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν, ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσιν.

Phonetic (Greek): dia toyto me ginesthe aphrones, alla ⸀syniete ti to thelema toy kyriou·

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

διὰ τοῦτο μὴ γίνεσθε ἄφρονες, ἀλλὰ ⸀συνίετε τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ κυρίου·

Phonetic (Greek): kai me methyskesthe oinῳ, en ho estin asotia, alla pleroysthe en pneymati,

Edified Edition (EDE)And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,

καὶ μὴ μεθύσκεσθε οἴνῳ, ἐν ᾧ ἐστιν ἀσωτία, ἀλλὰ πληροῦσθε ἐν πνεύματι,

Phonetic (Greek): laloyntes ⸀heautois psalmois kai hymnois kai odais pneumatikais, adontes kai ⸀psallontes tῇ kardiᾳ hymon tῷ kyriῳ,

Edified Edition (EDE)speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

λαλοῦντες ⸀ἑαυτοῖς ψαλμοῖς καὶ ὕμνοις καὶ ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς, ᾄδοντες καὶ ⸀ψάλλοντες τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν τῷ κυρίῳ,

Phonetic (Greek): eycharistoyntes pantote hyper panton en onomati toy kyriou hemon Ἰesoy Christoy tῷ theῷ kai patri,

Edified Edition (EDE)giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

εὐχαριστοῦντες πάντοτε ὑπὲρ πάντων ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρί,

Phonetic (Greek): hypotassomenoi allelois en phobῳ Christoy.

Edified Edition (EDE)submitting to one another in the fear of God.

ὑποτασσόμενοι ἀλλήλοις ἐν φόβῳ Χριστοῦ.

Phonetic (Greek): Ahi gynaikes tois idiois ⸀andrasin hos tῷ kyriῳ,

Edified Edition (EDE)Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἰδίοις ⸀ἀνδράσιν ὡς τῷ κυρίῳ,

Phonetic (Greek): hoti aner estin kephale tes gynaikos hos kai ho Christos kephale tes ekklesias, ⸀aytos soter toy somatos.

Edified Edition (EDE)For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Saviour of the body.

ὅτι ἀνήρ ἐστιν κεφαλὴ τῆς γυναικὸς ὡς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς κεφαλὴ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, ⸀αὐτὸς σωτὴρ τοῦ σώματος.

Phonetic (Greek): alla ⸀hos he ekklesia hypotassetai tῷ Christῷ, ohytos kai ahi gynaikes ⸀tois andrasin en panti.

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

ἀλλὰ ⸀ὡς ἡ ἐκκλησία ὑποτάσσεται τῷ Χριστῷ, οὕτως καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες ⸀τοῖς ἀνδράσιν ἐν παντί.

Phonetic (Greek): Ohi andres, agapate tas ⸀gynaikas, kathos kai ho Christos egapesen ten ekklesian kai heauton paredoken hyper aytes,

Edified Edition (EDE)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,

Οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς ⸀γυναῖκας, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ ἑαυτὸν παρέδωκεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς,

Phonetic (Greek): hina ayten hagiasῃ katharisas tῷ loutrῷ toy hydatos en ῥemati,

Edified Edition (EDE)that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,

ἵνα αὐτὴν ἁγιάσῃ καθαρίσας τῷ λουτρῷ τοῦ ὕδατος ἐν ῥήματι,

Phonetic (Greek): hina parastesῃ ⸀aytos heautῷ endoxon ten ekklesian, me echousan spilon e ῥytida e ti ton toioyton, allʼ hina e hagia kai amomos.

Edified Edition (EDE)that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

ἵνα παραστήσῃ ⸀αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλʼ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.

Phonetic (Greek): ohytos opheilousin ⸀kai ohi andres agapan tas heauton gynaikas hos ta heauton somata· ho agapon ten heautoy gynaika heauton agapᾷ,

Edified Edition (EDE)So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.

οὕτως ὀφείλουσιν ⸀καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶν τὰς ἑαυτῶν γυναῖκας ὡς τὰ ἑαυτῶν σώματα· ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἑαυτὸν ἀγαπᾷ,

Phonetic (Greek): oydeis gar pote ten heautoy sarka emisesen, alla ektrephei kai thalpei ayten, kathos kai ho ⸀Christos ten ekklesian,

Edified Edition (EDE)For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church.

οὐδεὶς γάρ ποτε τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σάρκα ἐμίσησεν, ἀλλὰ ἐκτρέφει καὶ θάλπει αὐτήν, καθὼς καὶ ὁ ⸀Χριστὸς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν,

Phonetic (Greek): hoti mele esmen toy somatos ⸀aytoy.

Edified Edition (EDE)For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.

ὅτι μέλη ἐσμὲν τοῦ σώματος ⸀αὐτοῦ.

Phonetic (Greek): anti toytou kataleipsei anthropos ⸀ton ⸀patera kai ⸀ten metera kai proskollethesetai ⸂tῇ gynaiki⸃ aytoy, kai esontai ohi dyo eis sarka mian.

Edified Edition (EDE)"For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."

ἀντὶ τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος ⸀τὸν ⸀πατέρα καὶ ⸀τὴν μητέρα καὶ προσκολληθήσεται ⸂τῇ γυναικὶ⸃ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν.

Phonetic (Greek): to mysterion toyto mega estin, ego de lego eis Christon kai eis ten ekklesian.

Edified Edition (EDE)This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

τὸ μυστήριον τοῦτο μέγα ἐστίν, ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω εἰς Χριστὸν καὶ εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.

Phonetic (Greek): plen kai hymeis ohi kathʼ hena hekastos ten heautoy gynaika ohytos agapato hos heauton, he de gyne hina phobetai ton andra.

Edified Edition (EDE)Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

πλὴν καὶ ὑμεῖς οἱ καθʼ ἕνα ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα οὕτως ἀγαπάτω ὡς ἑαυτόν, ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἵνα φοβῆται τὸν ἄνδρα.