Προς Εφεσιους 4
1 Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς, ἐγὼ ὁ δέσμιος ἐν ˚Κυρίῳ, ἀξίως περιπατῆσαι τῆς κλήσεως ἧς ἐκλήθητε,
I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
2 μετὰ πάσης ταπεινοφροσύνης καὶ πραΰτητος, μετὰ μακροθυμίας, ἀνεχόμενοι ἀλλήλων ἐν ἀγάπῃ,
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love;
3 σπουδάζοντες τηρεῖν τὴν ἑνότητα τοῦ ˚Πνεύματος ἐν τῷ συνδέσμῳ τῆς εἰρήνης.
being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 Ἓν σῶμα καὶ ἓν ˚Πνεῦμα, καθὼς καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν μιᾷ ἐλπίδι τῆς κλήσεως ὑμῶν,
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;
5 εἷς ˚Κύριος, μία πίστις, ἓν βάπτισμα,
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 εἷς ˚Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ πάντων, ὁ ἐπὶ πάντων, καὶ διὰ πάντων, καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν.
one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.
7 Ἑνὶ δὲ ἑκάστῳ ἡμῶν ἐδόθη ἡ χάρις, κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τῆς δωρεᾶς τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.
But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Διὸ λέγει, “Ἀναβὰς εἰς ὕψος, ᾐχμαλώτευσεν αἰχμαλωσίαν, ἔδωκεν δόματα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.”
Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people."
9 Τὸ δὲ, “ἀνέβη”, τί ἐστιν, εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς;
Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
10 Ὁ καταβὰς αὐτός ἐστιν καὶ ὁ ἀναβὰς ὑπεράνω πάντων τῶν οὐρανῶν, ἵνα πληρώσῃ τὰ πάντα.
He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
11 Καὶ αὐτὸς ἔδωκεν τοὺς μὲν ἀποστόλους, τοὺς δὲ προφήτας, τοὺς δὲ εὐαγγελιστάς, τοὺς δὲ ποιμένας καὶ διδασκάλους,
He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 πρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸν τῶν ἁγίων εἰς ἔργον διακονίας, εἰς οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ σώματος τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ,
for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;
13 μέχρι καταντήσωμεν οἱ πάντες εἰς τὴν ἑνότητα τῆς πίστεως, καὶ τῆς ἐπιγνώσεως τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, εἰς ἄνδρα τέλειον, εἰς μέτρον ἡλικίας τοῦ πληρώματος τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ,
until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature person, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
14 ἵνα μηκέτι ὦμεν νήπιοι, κλυδωνιζόμενοι καὶ περιφερόμενοι παντὶ ἀνέμῳ τῆς διδασκαλίας ἐν τῇ κυβείᾳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἐν πανουργίᾳ πρὸς τὴν μεθοδείαν τῆς πλάνης,
that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by cleverness in deceitful schemes;
15 ἀληθεύοντες δὲ ἐν ἀγάπῃ, αὐξήσωμεν εἰς αὐτὸν τὰ πάντα, ὅς ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλή ˚Χριστός,
but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;
16 ἐξ οὗ πᾶν τὸ σῶμα, συναρμολογούμενον καὶ συμβιβαζόμενον διὰ πάσης ἁφῆς τῆς ἐπιχορηγίας κατʼ ἐνέργειαν ἐν μέτρῳ ἑνὸς ἑκάστου μέρους, τὴν αὔξησιν τοῦ σώματος ποιεῖται εἰς οἰκοδομὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ.
from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.
17 Τοῦτο οὖν λέγω καὶ μαρτύρομαι ἐν ˚Κυρίῳ, μηκέτι ὑμᾶς περιπατεῖν, καθὼς καὶ τὰ ἔθνη περιπατεῖ ἐν ματαιότητι τοῦ νοὸς αὐτῶν.
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the nations also walk, in the futility of their mind,
18 Ἐσκοτωμένοι τῇ διανοίᾳ ὄντες, ἀπηλλοτριωμένοι τῆς ζωῆς τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, διὰ τὴν ἄγνοιαν τὴν οὖσαν ἐν αὐτοῖς, διὰ τὴν πώρωσιν τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν,
being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;
19 οἵτινες ἀπηλγηκότες, ἑαυτοὺς παρέδωκαν τῇ ἀσελγείᾳ εἰς ἐργασίαν ἀκαθαρσίας πάσης ἐν πλεονεξίᾳ.
who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20 Ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐχ οὕτως ἐμάθετε τὸν ˚Χριστόν,
But you did not learn Christ that way;
21 εἴ γε αὐτὸν ἠκούσατε καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ ἐδιδάχθητε, καθώς ἐστιν ἀλήθεια ἐν τῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ,
if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
22 ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατὰ τὴν προτέραν ἀναστροφὴν τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον, τὸν φθειρόμενον κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης,
that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old self, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
23 ἀνανεοῦσθαι δὲ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ νοὸς ὑμῶν,
and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
24 καὶ ἐνδύσασθαι τὸν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον τὸν κατὰ ˚Θεὸν, κτισθέντα ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας.
and put on the new self, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
25 Διὸ ἀποθέμενοι τὸ ψεῦδος, “λαλεῖτε ἀλήθειαν ἕκαστος μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ”, ὅτι ἐσμὲν ἀλλήλων μέλη.
Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.
26 “Ὀργίζεσθε, καὶ μὴ ἁμαρτάνετε”· ὁ ἥλιος μὴ ἐπιδυέτω ἐπὶ παροργισμῷ ὑμῶν,
"Be angry, but do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your anger,
27 μηδὲ δίδοτε τόπον τῷ διαβόλῳ.
neither give place to the devil.
28 Ὁ κλέπτων μηκέτι κλεπτέτω, μᾶλλον δὲ κοπιάτω, ἐργαζόμενος ταῖς χερσὶν τὸ ἀγαθόν, ἵνα ἔχῃ μεταδιδόναι τῷ χρείαν ἔχοντι.
Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
29 Πᾶς λόγος σαπρὸς ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν μὴ ἐκπορευέσθω, ἀλλʼ εἴ τις ἀγαθὸς πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν τῆς χρείας, ἵνα δῷ χάριν τοῖς ἀκούουσιν.
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
30 Καὶ μὴ λυπεῖτε τὸ ˚Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ἐν ᾧ ἐσφραγίσθητε εἰς ἡμέραν ἀπολυτρώσεως.
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 Πᾶσα πικρία, καὶ θυμὸς, καὶ ὀργὴ, καὶ κραυγὴ, καὶ βλασφημία, ἀρθήτω ἀφʼ ὑμῶν σὺν πάσῃ κακίᾳ.
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.
32 Γίνεσθε εἰς ἀλλήλους χρηστοί, εὔσπλαγχνοι, χαριζόμενοι ἑαυτοῖς, καθὼς καὶ ὁ ˚Θεὸς ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ἐχαρίσατο ὑμῖν.
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
