Προς Εφεσιους 5

1 γινεσθε ουν μιμηται του θεου ωσ τεκνα αγαπητα

Become ye, therefore, imitators of God, as children beloved,

2 και περιπατειτε εν αγαπη καθωσ και ο χριστοσ ηγαπησεν ημασ και παρεδωκεν εαυτον υπερ ημων προσφοραν και θυσιαν τω θεω εισ οσμην ευωδιασ

And walk in love—even as, the Christ also, loved you, and delivered himself up in your behalf, an offering and sacrifice unto God, for a fragrance of sweet smell.

3 πορνεια δε και πασα ακαθαρσια η πλεονεξια μηδε ονομαζεσθω εν υμιν καθωσ πρεπει αγιοισ

But, fornication, and all impurity, or covetousness, let it not be named among you—even as becometh saints;

4 και αισχροτησ και μωρολογια η ευτραπελια τα ουκ ανηκοντα αλλα μαλλον ευχαριστια

And shamelessness and foolish talking, or jesting, —which things are beneath you, —but, rather, giving of thanks;

5 τουτο γαρ εστε γινωσκοντεσ οτι πασ πορνοσ η ακαθαρτοσ η πλεονεκτησ οσ εστιν ειδωλολατρησ ουκ εχει κληρονομιαν εν τη βασιλεια του χριστου και θεου

For, this, ye know, if ye take note—that no fornicator, or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.

6 μηδεισ υμασ απατατω κενοισ λογοισ δια ταυτα γαρ ερχεται η οργη του θεου επι τουσ υιουσ τησ απειθειασ

Let no one be deceiving you with empty words; for, because of these things, is coming the anger of God upon the sons of obstinacy:

7 μη ουν γινεσθε συμμετοχοι αυτων

Do not, then, become co-partners with them;

8 ητε γαρ ποτε σκοτοσ νυν δε φωσ εν κυριω ωσ τεκνα φωτοσ περιπατειτε

For ye were, at one time, darkness, but, now, are ye light in the Lord, —as children of light, be walking,

9 ο γαρ καρποσ του πνευματοσ εν παση αγαθωσυνη και δικαιοσυνη και αληθεια

For, the fruit of the light, is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth, —

10 δοκιμαζοντεσ τι εστιν ευαρεστον τω κυριω

Putting to the test what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;

11 και μη συγκοινωνειτε τοισ εργοισ τοισ ακαρποισ του σκοτουσ μαλλον δε και ελεγχετε

And be not joining in fellowship in the unfruitful works of darkness, but, rather, be even administering reproof;

12 τα γαρ κρυφη γινομενα υπ αυτων αισχρον εστιν και λεγειν

For, of the secret things which are brought to pass by them, it is, shameful, even to speak!

13 τα δε παντα ελεγχομενα υπο του φωτοσ φανερουται παν γαρ το φανερουμενον φωσ εστιν

All things, however, when reproved by the light, become manifest, for, all that of itself maketh manifest, is, light;

14 διο λεγει εγειρε ο καθευδων και αναστα εκ των νεκρων και επιφαυσει σοι ο χριστοσ

Wherefore it saith—Up! thou sleeper, and arise from among the dead, and the Christ will shine upon thee.

15 βλεπετε ουν πωσ ακριβωσ περιπατειτε μη ωσ ασοφοι αλλ ωσ σοφοι

Be taking heed, therefore, exactly how ye are walking, —not as unwise, but as wise, —

16 εξαγοραζομενοι τον καιρον οτι αι ημεραι πονηραι εισιν

Buying out for yourselves the opportunity, because, the days, are evil;

17 δια τουτο μη γινεσθε αφρονεσ αλλα συνιεντεσ τι το θελημα του κυριου

For this cause, do not become foolish, but have discernment as to what is the will of the Lord;

18 και μη μεθυσκεσθε οινω εν ω εστιν ασωτια αλλα πληρουσθε εν πνευματι

And be not getting drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be getting filled in Spirit; —

19 λαλουντεσ εαυτοισ ψαλμοισ και υμνοισ και ωδαισ πνευματικαισ αδοντεσ και ψαλλοντεσ εν τη καρδια υμων τω κυριω

Speaking to yourselves, with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs; singing, and striking the strings, with your heart unto the Lord;

20 ευχαριστουντεσ παντοτε υπερ παντων εν ονοματι του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου τω θεω και πατρι

Giving thanks, always, for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto your God and Father;

21 υποτασσομενοι αλληλοισ εν φοβω χριστου

Submitting yourselves one to another in reverence of Christ, —

22 αι γυναικεσ τοισ ιδιοισ ανδρασιν υποτασσεσθε ωσ τω κυριω

Ye wives, unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord,

23 οτι ανηρ εστιν κεφαλη τησ γυναικοσ ωσ και ο χριστοσ κεφαλη τησ εκκλησιασ και αυτοσ εστιν σωτηρ του σωματοσ

Because, a husband, is the head of his wife, as, the Christ also, is the head of the assembly, he, being the saviour of the body, —

24 αλλ ωσπερ η εκκλησια υποτασσεται τω χριστω ουτωσ και αι γυναικεσ τοισ ιδιοισ ανδρασιν εν παντι

Nevertheless, as, the assembly, submitteth herself unto the Christ, so, the wives, unto their husbands, in everything:

25 οι ανδρεσ αγαπατε τασ γυναικασ εαυτων καθωσ και ο χριστοσ ηγαπησεν την εκκλησιαν και εαυτον παρεδωκεν υπερ αυτησ

Ye husbands, be loving your wives, even as, the Christ also, loved the assembly, and delivered, himself, up in her behalf,

26 ινα αυτην αγιαση καθαρισασ τω λουτρω του υδατοσ εν ρηματι

That, her, he might sanctify, having purified [her] with the bath of water, in declaration,

27 ινα παραστηση αυτην εαυτω ενδοξον την εκκλησιαν μη εχουσαν σπιλον η ρυτιδα η τι των τοιουτων αλλ ινα η αγια και αμωμοσ

That, he, might present, unto himself, the assembly, all glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she should be holy and blameless;

28 ουτωσ οφειλουσιν οι ανδρεσ αγαπαν τασ εαυτων γυναικασ ωσ τα εαυτων σωματα ο αγαπων την εαυτου γυναικα εαυτον αγαπα

So, ought the husbands [also] to be loving their own wives, as their own bodies, —he that loveth his own wife, loveth himself,

29 ουδεισ γαρ ποτε την εαυτου σαρκα εμισησεν αλλ εκτρεφει και θαλπει αυτην καθωσ και ο κυριοσ την εκκλησιαν

No one, in fact, ever yet hated, his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, —even as, the Christ, the assembly,

30 οτι μελη εσμεν του σωματοσ αυτου εκ τησ σαρκοσ αυτου και εκ των οστεων αυτου

Because, members, are we of his body; —

31 αντι τουτου καταλειψει ανθρωποσ τον πατερα αυτου και την μητερα και προσκολληθησεται προσ την γυναικα αυτου και εσονται οι δυο εισ σαρκα μιαν

For this cause, will a man leave his father and his mother, and will cleave unto his wife, and, they two, shall become, one flesh.

32 το μυστηριον τουτο μεγα εστιν εγω δε λεγω εισ χριστον και εισ την εκκλησιαν

This sacred secret, is, great, —I, however, am speaking as to Christ and [as to] the assembly; —

33 πλην και υμεισ οι καθ ενα εκαστοσ την εαυτου γυναικα ουτωσ αγαπατω ωσ εαυτον η δε γυνη ινα φοβηται τον ανδρα

Nevertheless, ye also, do ye, individually, each man be so loving, his own wife, as himself, and, the wife, [see] that she reverence her husband.