[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

📖 📄 📘 Yǐfúsuǒ‐Shū ((Yǐfúsuǒ Ephʹe·sus 以弗所)‐(Shū Writing → [Book] 书 書) → [The Letter to the Ephesians]) 5 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 … 5 Nǐmen zìjǐ qīngchu zhīdào, fán yínluàn de (’s 的), bùjié de (’s 的), tānxīn de (’s 的), yě jiùshì bài ǒuxiàng de (’s 的), zhèyàng de (’s 的) rén dōu juéduì bùnéng jìn Jīdū hé (and 和) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì above’s · God 上帝) de (’s 的) Wángguó chéngshòu chǎnyè.

📖 📄 📘 … 9 yīnwei guāngmíng suǒ ({that which (it)} 所) jiē de (’s 的) guǒshí, jiùshì gè yàng de (’s 的) liángshàn, gōngyì, zhèngzhí. 10 Yào ((you) must 要) búduàn (bú·duàn not · {break off} → [keep on] 不断 不斷) quèrèn (què·rèn {to be true} · identifying → [identifying with certainty] 确认 確認) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) cái ({only then} 才 才/纔) shì (is 是) Zhǔ (Lord 主) suǒ ({that which (he)} 所) jiēnà (jiē·nà receives · accepts 接纳 接納) de (’ 的). …

📖 📄 📘 … 17 Suǒyǐ (Suǒ·yǐ {that which} · {is the reason} → [so] 所以), búyào (bú·yào not · must → [must not] 不要) jìxù (continue 继续 繼續) bù (not 不) hélǐ (hé·lǐ {closing with → [fitting with]} · reason → [being reasonable] 合理) le ([indicates a change] 了), yào (must 要) búduàn (bú·duàn not · {break off} → [keep on] 不断 不斷) biànmíng (biàn·míng differentiating · {to be clear} 辨明) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) de (’s 的) zhǐyì (will 旨意) shì (is 是) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼). …

📖 📄 📘 … 22 Zuò (are 做) qīzi (qī·zi wives · [suf for nouns] 妻子) de ({’s (ones)} 的) gāi (should 该 該) shùnfú ({be submitting to} 顺服 順服) zhàngfu (husbands 丈夫), jiù (exactly 就) xiàng (as 像/象) shùnfú ({submitting to} 顺服 順服) Zhǔ (Lord 主) yíyàng (yí·yàng {(of) one} · {pattern → [way]} → [the same way] 一样 一樣), 23 yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) zhàngfu (husband 丈夫) shì (is 是) qīzi (qī·zi wife · [suf for nouns] 妻子) de (’s 的) tóu (head 头 頭), zhèngrú (zhèng·rú just · as 正如) Jīdū (Christ 基督) shì (is 是) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) de (’s 的) tóu (head 头 頭). Huìzhòng (Huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) shì (is 是) shēntǐ (body 身体 身體), Jīdū (Christ 基督) shì (is 是) zhèige (zhèi·ge this · [mw] 这个 這個) shēntǐ (body 身体 身體) de (’s 的) jiùzhǔ (jiù·zhǔ saving · lord → [saviour] 救主). 24 Shìshí shang ((Shì·shí matter · {being solid} → [fact] 事实 事實) (shang upon 上) → [in fact]), huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng (in) what · {pattern → [ways]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) shùnfú ({is submitting to} 顺服 順服) Jīdū (Christ 基督), qīzi (qī·zi wives · [suf for nouns] 妻子) yě (also 也) gāi (should 该 該) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng (in) what · {pattern → [ways]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) fánshì (fán·shì {(in) all} · things 凡事) shùnfú ({be submitting to} 顺服 順服) zhàngfu (husbands 丈夫). 25 Zuò (are 做) zhàngfu (husbands 丈夫) de ({’ (ones)} 的), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) yào (must 要) jìxù (continue 继续 繼續) ài (loving 爱 愛) qīzi (qī·zi wives · [suf for nouns] 妻子), zhèngrú (zhèng·rú just · as 正如) Jīdū (Christ 基督) ài (loved 爱 愛) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾), wèi (for 为 為/爲) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) xīshēngle (xī·shēng·le {sacrificed · {(as with a) domestic animal} → [sacrificed]} · {to completion} 牺牲了 犧牲了) zìjǐ (self 自己), 26 hǎo (well 好) jièzhe (jiè·zhe {making use of} · being → [making use of] 借着 借/藉着/著) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) huàyǔ (word 话语 話語) shǐ ({to cause} 使) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) jiéjìng ({to be cleansed} 洁净 潔凈/淨) chéngshèng (chéng·shèng {to become} · holy 成圣 成聖), fǎngfú ({as if} 仿佛 彷/髣/仿彿/髴/佛) yòng (using 用) shuǐ (water 水) xǐjìng (xǐ·jìng {to be washed} · clean 洗净 洗凈/淨) yíyàng (yí·yàng {(of) one} · {pattern → [way]} → [the same way] 一样 一樣). 27 Zhèyàng (Zhè·yàng this · {pattern → [way]} 这样 這樣), tā (he 他) jiù (then 就) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ could · [suf] 可以) bǎ (hold 把) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) xiàngěi (xiàn·gěi {to be presented} · {to be given to} 献给 獻給) zìjǐ (self 自己), guāngcǎi (guāng·cǎi {(having) light} · {(having) colours} → [glorious] 光彩 光彩/采)‐zhào ({shining on} 照 照/炤)‐rén (people 人), méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · having 没有 沒有) bāndiǎn (spot 斑点 斑點), zhòuwén (wrinkle 皱/绉纹 皺/縐紋), huò (or 或) rènhé (rèn·hé {allowing for → [no matter]} · which → [any] 任何) quēxiàn (quē·xiàn deficiency · {getting bogged down → [defect]} → [shortcoming] 缺陷), shèngjié (shèng·jié holy · clean 圣洁 聖潔) wúxiá (wú·xiá {not having} · blemish 无瑕 無瑕).

📖 📄 📘 28 Tóngyàng (Tóng·yàng same · {pattern → [way]} 同样 同樣), zhàngfu (husbands 丈夫) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) ài (love 爱 愛) qīzi (qī·zi wives · [suf for nouns] 妻子), jiù (exactly 就) xiàng (as 像/象) ài ((they) love 爱 愛) zìjǐ (selves 自己) de (’ 的) shēntǐ (bodies 身体 身體) yíyàng (yí·yàng {(of) one} · {pattern → [way]} → [the same way] 一样 一樣). Ài ({to love} 爱 愛) qīzi (qī·zi wife · [suf for nouns] 妻子) jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · is 就是) ài ({to love} 爱 愛) zìjǐ (self 自己) le ([(at the end of a phrase/sentence) indicates a change] 了). 29 Cónglái (Cóng·lái always · {coming from → [since]} → [all along] 从来 從來) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu (there) not · {has been having} 没有 沒有) rén (man 人) zēngwù (hating 憎恶 憎惡) zìjǐ (self 自己) de (’s 的) shēntǐ (body 身体 身體), zhǐ ((he) only 只 只/秖/衹/祇) huì (would 会 會) wèiyǎng (wèi·yǎng feed · support (it) 喂养 喂/餵養) àihù (ài·hù love · protect → [cherish] (it) 爱护 愛護), jiù (exactly 就) xiàng (as 像/象) Jīdū (Christ 基督) duìdài (duì·dài treats · {deals with} 对待 對待) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) yíyàng (yí·yàng {(of) one} · {pattern → [way]} → [the same way] 一样 一樣), … 33 Wúlùn (Wú·lùn {not having} · {discussing of} → [no matter] 无论 無論)‐rúhé (rú·hé like · what → [what] 如何), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) měi (each 每) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) rén (man 人) dōu ({each one} 都) gāi (should 该 該) ài (love 爱 愛) qīzi (qī·zi wife · [suf for nouns] 妻子), jiù (exactly 就) xiàng (as 像/象) ài ({(he) does love} 爱 愛) zìjǐ (self 自己) yíyàng (yí·yàng {(of) one} · {pattern → [way]} → [the same way] 一样 一樣); qīzi (qī·zi wife · [suf for nouns] 妻子) yě (also 也) gāi (should 该 該) shēnshēn (deeply · deeply 深深) zūnjìng (respect 尊敬) zhàngfu (husband 丈夫).