Ephesians
Ephesians 5:5–6
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.
Word by word
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Ephesians 5:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| of this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| you can be sure | γινώσκοντες | ginōskontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| immoral | πόρνος | pornos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4205 a fornicator |
| impure | ἀκάθαρτος | akathartos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G169 unclean, impure |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| greedy person | πλεονέκτης | pleonektēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4123 a covetous person |
| that | ὅ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| an idolater | εἰδωλολάτρης | eidōlolatrēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1496 a worshipper of an image |
| has | ἔχει | echei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| inheritance | κληρονομίαν | klēronomian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2817 an inheritance |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| kingdom | βασιλείᾳ | basileia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| of Christ | Χριστοῦ | Christou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Ephesians 5:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no one | Μηδεὶς | Mēdeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3367 no one, nothing |
| deceive | ἀπατάτω | apatatō | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G538 I deceive, lead into error |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| with empty | κενοῖς | kenois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G2756 empty, vain, hollow |
| words | λόγοις | logois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| because of | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| such things | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| wrath | ὀργὴ | orgē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3709 anger, wrath, passion |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| is coming | ἔρχεται | erchetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| sons | υἱοὺς | huious | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5207 a son, descendent |
| of disobedience | ἀπειθείας | apeitheias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G543 willful unbelief, obstinacy, disobedience |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ephesians 5:5 Galatians 5:21 · 1 Corinthians 6:9–10 · Colossians 3:5 · Ephesians 5:3 · Revelation 22:15 · Revelation 21:8 · Galatians 5:19 · Hebrews 13:4 · 1 Timothy 6:10 · 1 Timothy 6:17
Ephesians 5:6 Romans 1:18 · Matthew 24:4 · Colossians 2:8 · 1 John 4:1 · Colossians 3:6 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12 · Galatians 6:7–8 · Matthew 24:24 · Mark 13:5 · Jeremiah 29:8–9 · Ephesians 2:2–3 · Mark 13:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.