New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 4:17-24

17SoοὖνounG3767thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778I sayλέγωlegōG3004,and affirmμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143togetherG1722with the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,that you walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043noμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484alsoG2532walkπεριπατεῖperipateiG4043, in thefutilityματαιότητιmataiotētiG3153of their mindνοὸςnoosG3563,

18beingG1510darkenedἐσκοτωμένοιeskotōmenoiG4656in their understandingδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271,excludedἀπηλλοτριωμένοιapēllotriōmenoiG526from the lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222of GodθεοῦtheouG2316becauseδιὰdiaG1223of theignoranceἄγνοιανagnoianG52that is in them, becauseδιὰdiaG1223of thehardnessπώρωσινpōrōsinG4457of their heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588;

19and they, havingbecomeG524callousG524,have givenG3860themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438overG3860tosensualityἀσελγείᾳaselgeiaG766for the practiceἐργασίανergasianG2039of everyG3956kindG3956of impurityἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167with greedinessπλεονεξίᾳ.¶pleonexiaG4124.

20But you did notlearnἐμάθετεematheteG3129ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547in thisG3779wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,

21ifεἴeiG1487indeedγεgeG1065youhave heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191Him and havebeen taughtἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321in Him, justκαθώςkathōsG2531as truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225is in JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

22that, in referenceκατὰkataG2596to your formerπροτέρανproteranG4387mannerG391of lifeἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391, youlayG659asideG659theoldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820selfἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,which is being corruptedφθειρόμενονphtheiromenonG5351in accordanceκατὰkataG2596with thelustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939of deceitἀπάτης,apatēsG539,

23and that you berenewedἀνανεοῦσθαιananeousthaiG365in the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of your mindνοὸςnoosG3563,

24andputἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746on thenewκαινὸνkainonG2537selfἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444, which in the likeness ofGodθεὸνtheonG2316has been createdκτισθένταktisthentaG2936in righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343and holinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742of the truthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

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