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Ephesians 4:19 — King James Version← Study notes

Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.


Ephesians 4:19Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 4:1912 words
GreekMeaning
οἵτινεςhoitines
whorelative pronounG3748
ἀπηλγηκότεςapēlgēkotes
having cast off all feelingverbG524
ἑαυτοὺςheautous
themselvespronounG1438
παρέδωκανparedōkan
they gave upverbG3860
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ἀσελγείᾳaselgeia
to sensualitynounG766
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
ἐργασίανergasian
the workingnounG2039
ἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsias
of impuritynounG167
πάσηςpasēs
alladjectiveG3956
ἐνen
withprepositionG1722
πλεονεξίᾳpleonexia
greedinessnounG4124
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 4:19

These words are not addressed to the Ephesians only, but are now addressed also to you; and that, not from me, but from Paul; or rather, neither from me nor from Paul, but from the grace of the Spirit. And we then ought so to feel, as though that grace itself were uttering them. And now hear what it says. “This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, being darkened in their understanding,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 13 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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