1 γινεσθε ουν μιμηται του θεου ωσ τεκνα αγαπητα 2 και περιπατειτε εν αγαπη καθωσ και ο χριστοσ ηγαπησεν ημασ και παρεδωκεν εαυτον υπερ ημων προσφοραν και θυσιαν τω θεω εισ οσμην ευωδιασ 3 πορνεια δε και πασα ακαθαρσια η πλεονεξια μηδε ονομαζεσθω εν υμιν καθωσ πρεπει αγιοισ 4 και αισχροτησ και μωρολογια η ευτραπελια τα ουκ ανηκοντα αλλα μαλλον ευχαριστια 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 6 μηδεισ υμασ απατατω κενοισ λογοισ δια ταυτα γαρ ερχεται η οργη του θεου επι τουσ υιουσ τησ απειθειασ 7 μη ουν γινεσθε συμμετοχοι αυτων 8 ητε γαρ ποτε σκοτοσ νυν δε φωσ εν κυριω ωσ τεκνα φωτοσ περιπατειτε 9 ο γαρ καρποσ του πνευματοσ εν παση αγαθωσυνη και δικαιοσυνη και αληθεια 10 δοκιμαζοντεσ τι εστιν ευαρεστον τω κυριω 11 και μη συγκοινωνειτε τοισ εργοισ τοισ ακαρποισ του σκοτουσ μαλλον δε και ελεγχετε 12 τα γαρ κρυφη γινομενα υπ αυτων αισχρον εστιν και λεγειν 13 τα δε παντα ελεγχομενα υπο του φωτοσ φανερουται παν γαρ το φανερουμενον φωσ εστιν 14 διο λεγει εγειρε ο καθευδων και αναστα εκ των νεκρων και επιφαυσει σοι ο χριστοσ 15 βλεπετε ουν πωσ ακριβωσ περιπατειτε μη ωσ ασοφοι αλλ ωσ σοφοι 16 εξαγοραζομενοι τον καιρον οτι αι ημεραι πονηραι εισιν 17 δια τουτο μη γινεσθε αφρονεσ αλλα συνιεντεσ τι το θελημα του κυριου 18 και μη μεθυσκεσθε οινω εν ω εστιν ασωτια αλλα πληρουσθε εν πνευματι 19 λαλουντεσ εαυτοισ ψαλμοισ και υμνοισ και ωδαισ πνευματικαισ αδοντεσ και ψαλλοντεσ εν τη καρδια υμων τω κυριω 20 ευχαριστουντεσ παντοτε υπερ παντων εν ονοματι του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου τω θεω και πατρι 21 υποτασσομενοι αλληλοισ εν φοβω χριστου 22 αι γυναικεσ τοισ ιδιοισ ανδρασιν υποτασσεσθε ωσ τω κυριω 23 οτι ανηρ εστιν κεφαλη τησ γυναικοσ ωσ και ο χριστοσ κεφαλη τησ εκκλησιασ και αυτοσ εστιν σωτηρ του σωματοσ 24 αλλ ωσπερ η εκκλησια υποτασσεται τω χριστω ουτωσ και αι γυναικεσ τοισ ιδιοισ ανδρασιν εν παντι 25 οι ανδρεσ αγαπατε τασ γυναικασ εαυτων καθωσ και ο χριστοσ ηγαπησεν την εκκλησιαν και εαυτον παρεδωκεν υπερ αυτησ 26 ινα αυτην αγιαση καθαρισασ τω λουτρω του υδατοσ εν ρηματι 27 ινα παραστηση αυτην εαυτω ενδοξον την εκκλησιαν μη εχουσαν σπιλον η ρυτιδα η τι των τοιουτων αλλ ινα η αγια και αμωμοσ 28 ουτωσ οφειλουσιν οι ανδρεσ αγαπαν τασ εαυτων γυναικασ ωσ τα εαυτων σωματα ο αγαπων την εαυτου γυναικα εαυτον αγαπα 29 ουδεισ γαρ ποτε την εαυτου σαρκα εμισησεν αλλ εκτρεφει και θαλπει αυτην καθωσ και ο κυριοσ την εκκλησιαν 30 οτι μελη εσμεν του σωματοσ αυτου εκ τησ σαρκοσ αυτου και εκ των οστεων αυτου 31 αντι τουτου καταλειψει ανθρωποσ τον πατερα αυτου και την μητερα και προσκολληθησεται προσ την γυναικα αυτου και εσονται οι δυο εισ σαρκα μιαν 32 το μυστηριον τουτο μεγα εστιν εγω δε λεγω εισ χριστον και εισ την εκκλησιαν 33 πλην και υμεισ οι καθ ενα εκαστοσ την εαυτου γυναικα ουτωσ αγαπατω ωσ εαυτον η δε γυνη ινα φοβηται τον ανδρα
Ephesians · Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
Ephesians 5 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
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- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
Cross references (33)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 John 4:11; 1 Peter 1:15–16; Ephesians 4:32; Matthew 5:48; Luke 6:35–36
- 2 John 13:34; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 3:14; 2 Corinthians 2:15; Matthew 20:28
- 3 Colossians 3:5; Ephesians 5:5; Galatians 5:19–21; 1 Corinthians 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:3
- 4 Colossians 3:8; Ephesians 4:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; Proverbs 15:2; James 3:4–8
- 5 Galatians 5:21; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; Colossians 3:5; Revelation 22:15; Ephesians 5:3
- 6 Romans 1:18; Colossians 2:8; Matthew 24:4; 1 John 4:1; 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12
- 7 Revelation 18:4; 1 Timothy 5:22; Ephesians 5:11; Numbers 16:26; Proverbs 1:10–17
- 8 John 8:12; 1 John 1:7; John 12:46; Acts 26:18; Colossians 1:13
- 9 Galatians 5:22–23; 3 John 11; 1 John 3:9–10; Romans 15:14; Ephesians 6:14
- 10 Romans 12:1–2; Psalm 19:14; Hebrews 12:28; 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 2:20
- 11 Romans 13:12; 1 Timothy 5:20; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; 2 John 10–11; Romans 16:17
- 12 Ephesians 5:3; Romans 2:16; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Jeremiah 23:24; 2 Samuel 12:12
- 13 John 3:20–21; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Hosea 2:10; Hosea 7:1; Micah 7:9
- 14 Isaiah 60:1; Romans 13:11–12; Isaiah 26:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:6; Isaiah 52:1
- 15 Colossians 4:5; James 3:13; Philippians 1:27; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Proverbs 14:8
- 16 Colossians 4:5; Amos 5:13; John 12:35; Ecclesiastes 12:1; Ephesians 6:13
- 17 Romans 12:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; Colossians 1:9; Ephesians 5:15; Jeremiah 4:22
- 18 Luke 1:15; Romans 13:13; Proverbs 20:1; Galatians 5:21–25; Acts 11:24
- 19 Colossians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 14:26; Psalm 95:2; Acts 16:25; Psalm 147:7
- 20 Colossians 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; Hebrews 13:15; Philippians 4:6; Ephesians 5:4
- 21 Philippians 2:3; Ephesians 5:24; Ephesians 5:22; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 5:5
- 22 Colossians 3:18–4:1; 1 Peter 3:1–6; Titus 2:5; Genesis 3:16; Esther 1:20
- 23 1 Corinthians 11:3–10; Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 1:22–23; Ephesians 5:25–26; Ephesians 4:15
- 24 Ephesians 5:33; Titus 2:7; Colossians 3:20; Titus 2:9; Colossians 3:22
- 25 1 Peter 3:7; Colossians 3:19; Ephesians 5:28; Genesis 2:24; Ephesians 5:33
- 26 Hebrews 10:22; John 15:3; Ezekiel 36:25; John 3:5; John 17:17–19
- 27 Colossians 1:22; Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 1:19; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 1:4
- 28 Ephesians 5:25; Matthew 19:5; Genesis 2:21–24; Ephesians 5:33; Ephesians 5:31
- 29 Ephesians 5:31; Ezekiel 34:14–15; Proverbs 11:17; John 6:50–58; Ecclesiastes 4:5
- 30 1 Corinthians 6:15; 1 Corinthians 12:12–27; Romans 12:5; Genesis 2:23; Ephesians 1:23
- 31 Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5; Mark 10:7–8; 1 Corinthians 6:16
- 32 Revelation 21:2; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Isaiah 54:5; Revelation 19:7–8; Colossians 2:2
- 33 1 Peter 3:2–7; Esther 1:20; Ephesians 5:25; Ephesians 5:22; Ephesians 5:28–29
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
There were, it is likely, in the time of our forefathers also, some who "weakened the hands of the people" (Jer. xxxviii. 4.), and brought into practice that which is mentioned by Ezekiel,--or rather who did the works of the false prophets, who "profaned God among His people for handfuls of barley" (Ezek. xiii.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
… also that Paul has referred to the conjunctions within the Pleroma, showing them forth by means of one; for, when writing of the conjugal union in this life, he expressed himself thus: "This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the Church."
Nor had I aught to answer Thee calling to me, "Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light." And to Thee showing me on every side, that what Thou saidst was true, I, convicted by the truth, had nothing at all to reply, but the drawling and drowsy words: "Presently, lo, presently;" "Leave …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… this cause he also built theatres in the cities, and having trained those buffoons, by their pernicious influence he causes that kind of pestilence to light upon the whole city, persuading men to follow those things which Paul bade us flee, "foolish talking and jesting." And what is yet more grievous than these things is the subject of the laughter.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… of salvation, and a robe of gladness: He hath crowned me with a garland as a bridegroom, and decked me with ornaments as a bride: that the soul of every one of you may be found not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; I do not mean before you have received the grace, for how could that …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)