Ephesians 4:17-32

17Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thoughts.

18They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts.

19They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.

20But that is not how you came to know Christ,

21assuming you heard about him and were taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus,

22to take off your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires,

23to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

24and to put on the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.

25Therefore, putting away lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.

26Be angry and do not sin. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger,

27and don’t give the devil an opportunity.

28Let the thief no longer steal. Instead, he is to do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.

29No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.

30And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by him for the day of redemption.

31Let all bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander be removed from you, along with all malice.

32And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.