Ephesians 5:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEphesians 5:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
περιπατεῖτε
peripatéō
G4043
to walk
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἀγάπῃ
agápē
G26
brotherly love
καθὼς
kathṓs
G2531
according as
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Χριστὸς
Christós
G5547
Christ
ἠγάπησεν
agapáō
G25
to love
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
παρέδωκεν
paradídōmi
G3860
to deliver
ἑαυτὸν
heautoû
G1438
himself
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
προσφορὰν
prosphorá
G4376
offering
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
θυσίαν
thysía
G2378
sacrifice
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
ὀσμὴν
osmḗ
G3744
smell
εὐωδίας
euōdía
G2175
fragrance
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World English Bible Public Domain
Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
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King James Version Public Domain
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and walk in love, as also Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).