Ephesians 4:21

Ephesians 4:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
• New International Version (NIV)when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,
• New King James Version (NKJV)if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:

Context of Ephesians 4:21

19They do not feel ashamed when they do all kinds of disgusting things. They do more and more bad things just to please themselves. 20But when you learned about Christ, you did not learn to do things like that! I am sure that you have heard about him properly. People taught you the true message that comes from Jesus. 22They taught you to change the way that you live. You must put away the nature that you had before. That old nature deceived you. As a result, you wanted to do things that would destroy you. 23Instead, let God's Spirit make you think in a new way.

Ephesians 4:21 word by word

εἴ γε αὐτὸν ἠκούσατε καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ ἐδιδάχθητε, καθώς ἐστιν ἀλήθεια ἐν τῷ Ἰησοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If so be thatεἴγεeige · if indeedG1489
• ye have heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• have been taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• the truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:21

• Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud appeared. It covered them all. A voice spoke from the cloud and it said, ‘This is my Son and I love him. He makes me very happy. Listen to him.’
• Luke 10:16Jesus then said to his disciples, ‘Whoever listens to you is also listening to me. Whoever does not accept you does not accept me. And whoever does not accept me does not accept my Father God, who sent me.’
• John 10:27My sheep recognize my voice. I know them and they follow me.
• Acts 3:22For example, Moses said this about the Messiah a long time ago: “The Lord your God will send you a prophet. He will be one of your own people. He will speak God's message as I have done. You must obey everything that he says to you.
• Hebrews 3:7God's Holy Spirit says this: ‘You must listen when you hear God speak today.
• Ephesians 1:13You believers in Ephesus also heard God's true message. You heard the good news about how God saves you. When you believed in Christ, God gave his Holy Spirit to you. He had promised to do that, to show that you belong to him.
• Psalms 45:4Wear your royal clothes and ride out to win against your enemies! Win the war on behalf of truth and justice! Then your strong right hand will do powerful things!
• Psalms 85:10God will be faithful to us and he will love us with his faithful love. His justice and his peace will join together, like dear friends.
• John 1:17God gave his Law to us through Moses. But Jesus Christ brought God's grace and his truth to us.
• John 14:6Jesus answered, ‘I am the way. I am the truth. I am the life. Nobody comes to the Father except by me.
• 2 Corinthians 1:20Christ says ‘Yes’ to all of God's promises, so that they become true. So when we pray, we say ‘Yes, amen!,’ because we know that Christ has done it. And when we do that, we are saying that God is great.
• 2 Corinthians 11:10The message that I speak about Christ is true. So I will continue to be proud of how I lived among you. Nobody in the whole region of Achaia can stop me doing that.
• 1 John 5:10Anyone who believes in Jesus, the Son of God, will know that what God says is true. But anyone who does not believe God is saying that God tells lies. He does not believe the message that God has told us clearly about his Son.

Commentaries on Ephesians 4:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21If so be that ye have heard him - , Seeing that, since indeed, ye have heard us proclaim his eternal truth; we have delivered it to you as we received it from Jesus.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21If so be that ye have heard him - If you have listened attentively to his instructions, and learned the true nature of his religion. There may be a slight and delicate doubt implied here whether they had attentively listened to his instructions. Doddridge, however, renders it, “Seeing ye have heard him;” compare notes on Ephesians 3:2. And have been taught by him - By his Spirit, or by the ministers whom he had appointed. As the truth is in Jesus - If you…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 The apostle charged the Ephesians in the name and by the authority of the Lord Jesus, that having professed the gospel, they should not be as the unconverted Gentiles, who walked in vain fancies and carnal affections. Do not men, on every side, walk in the vanity of their minds? Must not we then urge the distinction between real and nominal Christians? They were void of all saving knowledge; they sat in darkness, and loved it rather than…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-24What you learned about Christ is the truth that comes from him. He gives true understanding (compare John 14:6). He calls his people to a completely new way of life (compare Romans 6:3–14; 13:12–14; Colossians 3:8–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. If so be that--not implying doubt; assuming what I have no reason to doubt, that heard him--The "Him" is emphatic: "heard Himself," not merely heard about Him. taught by him--Greek, "taught IN Him," that is, being in vital union with Him (Ro 16:7). as the truth is in Jesus--Translate in connection with "taught"; "And in Him have been taught, according as is truth in Jesus." There is no article in the Greek. "Truth" is therefore used in the most…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 4:21

• Holiness
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Commentaries on Ephesians 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings