Ephesians 4:22

Ephesians 4:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
• New International Version (NIV)You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
• English Standard Version (ESV)to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,
• New King James Version (NKJV)that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,

Context of Ephesians 4:22

20But that is not what you learned from Christ’s teachings. 21You have certainly heard his message and have been taught his ways. The truth is in Jesus. You were taught to change the way you were living. The person you used to be will ruin you through desires that deceive you. 23However, you were taught to have a new attitude. 24You were also taught to become a new person created to be like God, with a life that truly has God’s approval and is holy.

Ephesians 4:22 word by word

ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατὰ τὴν προτέραν ἀναστροφὴν τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον τὸν φθειρόμενον κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• That yeσύsu · youG4771
• put offἀποτίθημιapotithēmi · to put asideG659
• concerningκατάkata · according toG2596
• the formerπρότερονproteron · previouslyG4386
• conversationἀναστροφήanastrophē · behaviourG391
• the oldπαλαιόςpalaios · oldG3820
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• corruptφθείρωphtheirō · to destroyG5351
• the deceitfulἀπάτηapatē · deceitG539
• lustsἐπιθυμίαepithumia · desireG1939

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:22

• Ephesians 4:25So then, get rid of lies. Speak the truth to each other, because we are all members of the same body.
• 1 Samuel 1:14“How long are you going to stay drunk?” Eli asked her. “Get rid of your wine.”
• Job 22:23If you return to the Almighty, you will prosper. If you put wrongdoing out of your tent,
• Ezekiel 18:30“That is why I will judge each of you by what you have done, people of Israel,” declares the Almighty Lord. “Change the way you think and act. Turn away from all the rebellious things that you have done so that you will not fall into sin.
• Colossians 2:11In him you were also circumcised. It was not a circumcision performed by human hands. But it was a removal of the corrupt nature in the circumcision performed by Christ.
• Colossians 3:8Also get rid of your anger, hot tempers, hatred, cursing, obscene language, and all similar sins.
• Hebrews 12:1Since we are surrounded by so many examples ⌞of faith⌟, we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially sin that distracts us. We must run the race that lies ahead of us and never give up.
• James 1:21So get rid of all immoral behavior and all the wicked things you do. Humbly accept the word that God has placed in you. This word can save you.
• 1 Peter 2:1So get rid of every kind of evil, every kind of deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander.
• Ephesians 4:17So I tell you and encourage you in the Lord’s name not to live any longer like other people in the world. Their minds are set on worthless things.
• Ephesians 2:3All of us once lived among these people, and followed the desires of our corrupt nature. We did what our corrupt desires and thoughts wanted us to do. So, because of our nature, we deserved God’s anger just like everyone else.
• Galatians 1:13You heard about the way I once lived when I followed the Jewish religion. You heard how I violently persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it.
• Colossians 3:7You used to live that kind of sinful life.
• 1 Peter 1:18Realize that you weren’t set free from the worthless life handed down to you from your ancestors by a payment of silver or gold which can be destroyed.
• 1 Peter 4:3You spent enough time in the past doing what unbelievers like to do. You were promiscuous, had sinful desires, got drunk, went to wild parties, and took part in the forbidden worship of false gods.
• 2 Peter 2:7Yet, God rescued Lot, a man who had his approval. Lot was distressed by the lifestyle of people who had no principles and lived in sexual freedom.

Commentaries on Ephesians 4:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22That ye put off - And this has been one especial part of our teaching, that ye should abandon all these, and live a life totally opposite to what it was before. The old man - See the note on Romans 6:6, and especially see the notes on Romans 13:13, Romans 13:14; (note). Which is corrupt - The whole of your former life was corrupt and abominable; ye lived in the pursuit of pleasure and happiness; ye sought this in the gratification of the lusts of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22That ye put off - That you lay aside, or renounce. The manner in which the apostle states those duties, renders it not improbable that there had been some instruction among them of a contrary character, and that it is possible there had been some teachers there who had not enforced, as they should bare done, the duties of practical religion. Concerning the former conversation - The word “conversation” here means conduct - as it commonly does in the Bible…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. 2222. That ye--following "Ye have been taught" (Ep 4:21). concerning the former conversation--"in respect to your former way of life." the old man--your old unconverted nature (Ro 6:6). is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts--rather, "which is being corrupted ('perisheth,' compare Ga 6:8, 'corruption,' that is, destruction) according to (that is, as might be expected from) the lusts of deceit." Deceit is personified; lusts are its servants and tools…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 4:22

• Character
• Depravity of Man
• Holiness
• Lust
• Regeneration
• Righteous
• Speaking

In the dictionaries

• Old Man
• Bitterness
• Compact
• Conversation
• Dark
• Ephesians, Epistle to
• Forbear
• Grieve
• Lasciviousness
• Lowliness

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