Focused Passage

Ephesians 5:3-7

Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order

Paul calls believers to walk in love, reject darkness, live as children of light, walk wisely by being filled with the Spirit, and embody Christ-centered order in marriage as a sign of Christ's love for the church.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

3But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.

4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.

5For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

7Therefore do not be partakers with them.

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Verse 3

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionamongἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralasκαθὼςG2531Adverbis properπρέπειG4241Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularamong the saintsἁγίοιςG40Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralvvvμηδὲG3366Conjunctionthere must not be even a hintὀνομαζέσθωG3687Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularof sexual immoralityΠορνείαG4202Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular[or]καὶG2532Conjunctionof any kindπᾶσαG3956Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singularof impurityἀκαθαρσίαG167Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularorG2228Conjunctionof greedπλεονεξίαG4124Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 4

Original words

[Nor should there be]καὶG2532ConjunctionobscenityαἰσχρότηςG151Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionfoolish talkμωρολογίαG3473Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularorG2228Conjunctioncrude jokingεὐτραπελίαG2160Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwhichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter PluralvvvοὐκG3756Adverbare out of characterἀνῆκενG433Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctionratherμᾶλλονG3123AdverbthanksgivingεὐχαριστίαG2169Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 5

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunctionof thisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularvvvἴστεG1492Verb - Perfect Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralyou can be sureγινώσκοντεςG1097Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-ὅτιG3754Conjunction[No]πᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularimmoralπόρνοςG4205Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G2228ConjunctionimpureἀκάθαρτοςG169Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularorG2228Conjunctiongreedy personπλεονέκτηςG4123Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular(thatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularan idolater)εἰδωλολάτρηςG1496Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[any]οὐκG3756AdverbinheritanceκληρονομίανG2817Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείᾳG932Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 6

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{Let} no oneΜηδεὶςG3367Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulardeceiveἀπατάτωG538Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Pluralwith emptyκενοῖςG2756Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralwordsλόγοιςG3056Noun - Dative Masculine PluralforγὰρG1063Conjunctionbecause ofδιὰG1223Prepositionsuch thingsταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwrathὀργὴG3709Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularis comingἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralsonsυἱοὺςG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof disobedienceἀπειθείαςG543Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 7

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ThereforeοὖνG3767Conjunction{do} notμὴG3361AdverbbeγίνεσθεG1096Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralpartakersσυμμέτοχοιG4830Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwith themαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural

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