New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 4:15-25

15but 1speakingG226 the truthG226 2in loveG26, 3we are to 4growG837 up in allG3956 aspects into Him whoG3739 is the 5headG2776, even ChristG5547, 16from whomG3739 6the wholeG3956 bodyG4983, being fittedG4883 and heldG4822 togetherG4822 G4883 7by whatG1223 everyG3956 jointG860 suppliesG2024, accordingG2596 to the 8properG3358 workingG1753 of eachG1538 individualG1520 partG3313, causesG4160 the growthG838 of the bodyG4983 for the buildingG3619 up of itselfG1438 9in loveG26.

17 10SoG3767 thisG3778 I sayG3004, and affirmG3143 togetherG1722 with the LordG2962, 11that you walkG4043 noG3371 longerG3371 justG2531 as the GentilesG1484 alsoG2532 walkG4043, in the 12futilityG3153 of their mindG3563, 18beingG1510 13darkenedG4656 in their understandingG1271, 14 15excludedG526 from the lifeG2222 of GodG2316 becauseG1223 of the 16ignoranceG52 that is in them, becauseG1223 of the 17hardnessG4457 of their heartG2588; 19and they, having 18becomeG524 callousG524, 19have givenG3860 themselvesG1438 overG3860 to 20sensualityG766 21for the practiceG2039 of everyG3956 kindG3956 of impurityG167 with greedinessG4124. 20But you did not 22learnG3129 23ChristG5547 in thisG3779 wayG3779, 21ifG1487 indeedG1065 you 24have heardG191 Him and have 25been taughtG1321 in Him, justG2531 as truthG225 is in JesusG2424, 22that, in referenceG2596 to your formerG4387 mannerG391 of lifeG391, you 26layG659 asideG659 the 27oldG3820 28selfG444, which is being corruptedG5351 in accordanceG2596 with the 29lustsG1939 of deceitG539, 23and that you be 30renewedG365 in the spiritG4151 of your mindG3563, 24and 31putG1746 on the 32newG2537 33selfG444, which 34 35in the likeness of GodG2316 has been createdG2936 in righteousnessG1343 and holinessG3742 of the truthG225.

25ThereforeG1352, 36layingG659 asideG659 falsehoodG5579, 37speakG2980 truthG225 eachG1538 oneG1538 of you with his neighborG4139, for we are 38membersG3196 of oneG240 anotherG240.

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Notes

1. Ephesians 4:15 Or holding to or being truthful in ↩
2. Ephesians 4:15 Eph 1:4 ↩
3. Ephesians 4:15 Or let us grow up ↩
4. Ephesians 4:15 Eph 2:21 ↩
5. Ephesians 4:15 Eph 1:22 ↩
6. Ephesians 4:16 Rom 12:4f; Col 2:19 ↩
7. Ephesians 4:16 Lit through every joint of the supply ↩
8. Ephesians 4:16 Lit working in measure ↩
9. Ephesians 4:16 Eph 1:4 ↩
10. Ephesians 4:17 Col 2:4 ↩
11. Ephesians 4:17 Eph 2:2; 4:22 ↩
12. Ephesians 4:17 Rom 1:21; Col 2:18; 1 Pet 1:18; 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
13. Ephesians 4:18 Rom 1:21 ↩
14. Ephesians 4:18 Or alienated ↩
15. Ephesians 4:18 Eph 2:1, 12 ↩
16. Ephesians 4:18 Acts 3:17; 17:30; 1 Cor 2:8; Heb 5:2; 9:7; 1 Pet 1:14 ↩
17. Ephesians 4:18 Mark 3:5; Rom 11:7, 25; 2 Cor 3:14 ↩
18. Ephesians 4:19 1 Tim 4:2 ↩
19. Ephesians 4:19 Rom 1:24 ↩
20. Ephesians 4:19 Col 3:5 ↩
21. Ephesians 4:19 Or greedy for the practice of every kind of impurity ↩
22. Ephesians 4:20 Matt 11:29 ↩
23. Ephesians 4:20 I.e. the Messiah ↩
24. Ephesians 4:21 Rom 10:14; Eph 1:13; 2:17; Col 1:5 ↩
25. Ephesians 4:21 Col 2:7 ↩
26. Ephesians 4:22 Eph 4:25, 31; Col 3:8; Heb 12:1; James 1:21; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
27. Ephesians 4:22 Rom 6:6 ↩
28. Ephesians 4:22 Lit man ↩
29. Ephesians 4:22 2 Cor 11:3; Heb 3:13 ↩
30. Ephesians 4:23 Rom 12:2 ↩
31. Ephesians 4:24 Rom 13:14 ↩
32. Ephesians 4:24 Rom 6:4; 7:6; 12:2; 2 Cor 5:17; Col 3:10 ↩
33. Ephesians 4:24 Lit man ↩
34. Ephesians 4:24 Lit according to God ↩
35. Ephesians 4:24 Eph 2:10 ↩
36. Ephesians 4:25 Eph 4:22, 31; Col 3:8; Heb 12:1; James 1:21; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
37. Ephesians 4:25 Zech 8:16; Eph 4:15; Col 3:9 ↩
38. Ephesians 4:25 Rom 12:5 ↩

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