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Ephesians 4:17-32

171SoG3767 thisG3778 I sayG3004, and affirmG3143 togetherG1722 with the LordG2962, 2that you walkG4043 noG3371 longerG3371 justG2531 as the GentilesG1484 alsoG2532 walkG4043, in the 3futilityG3153 of their mindG3563, 18beingG1510 4darkenedG4656 in their understandingG1271, 56excludedG526 from the lifeG2222 of GodG2316 becauseG1223 of the 7ignoranceG52 that is in them, becauseG1223 of the 8hardnessG4457 of their heartG2588; 19and they, having 9becomeG524 callousG524, 10have givenG3860 themselvesG1438 overG3860 to 11sensualityG766 12for the practiceG2039 of everyG3956 kindG3956 of impurityG167 with greedinessG4124. 20But you did not 13learnG3129 14ChristG5547 in thisG3779 wayG3779, 21ifG1487 indeedG1065 you 15have heardG191 Him and have 16been taughtG1321 in Him, justG2531 as truthG225 is in JesusG2424, 22that, in referenceG2596 to your formerG4387 mannerG391 of lifeG391, you 17layG659 asideG659 the 18oldG3820 19selfG444, which is being corruptedG5351 in accordanceG2596 with the 20lustsG1939 of deceitG539, 23and that you be 21renewedG365 in the spiritG4151 of your mindG3563, 24and 22putG1746 on the 23newG2537 24selfG444, which 2526in the likeness of GodG2316 has been createdG2936 in righteousnessG1343 and holinessG3742 of the truthG225.

25ThereforeG1352, 27layingG659 asideG659 falsehoodG5579, 28speakG2980 truthG225 eachG1538 oneG1538 of you with his neighborG4139, for we are 29membersG3196 of oneG240 anotherG240. 2630Be angryG3710, and yet do not sinG264; do not let the sunG2246 goG1931 downG1931 on your angerG3950, 27and do not 31giveG1325 the devilG1228 32an opportunityG5117. 28He who stealsG2813 must stealG2813 noG3371 longerG3371; but ratherG3123 33he must laborG2872, 34performingG2038 with his ownG2398 handsG5495 whatG18 is goodG18, 35soG2443 that he will haveG2192 something to shareG3330 with 36oneG3588 who hasG2192 needG5532. 29Let noG3361G3956 3738unwholesomeG4550 wordG3056 proceedG1607 from your mouthG4750, but onlyG1487 suchG5100 a word as is goodG18 for 39edificationG3619 40according to the needG5532 of the moment, soG2443 that it will giveG1325 graceG5485 to thoseG3588 who hearG191. 3041Do not grieveG3076 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 of GodG2316, 42by whomG3739 you were 43sealedG4972 for the dayG2250 of redemptionG629. 3144Let allG3956 bitternessG4088 and wrathG2372 and angerG3709 and clamorG2906 and slanderG988 be 45putG142 awayG142 from you, alongG4862 with allG3956 46maliceG2549. 3247Be kindG5543 to oneG240 anotherG240, tender-heartedG2155, forgivingG5483 eachG1438 otherG1438, 48justG2531 as GodG2316 in ChristG5547 alsoG2532 has forgivenG5483 49you.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 4:17 Col 2:4 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 4:17 Eph 2:2; 4:22 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 4:17 Rom 1:21; Col 2:18; 1 Pet 1:18; 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 4:18 Rom 1:21 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 4:18 Or alienated ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 4:18 Eph 2:1, 12 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 4:18 Acts 3:17; 17:30; 1 Cor 2:8; Heb 5:2; 9:7; 1 Pet 1:14 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 4:18 Mark 3:5; Rom 11:7, 25; 2 Cor 3:14 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 4:19 1 Tim 4:2 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 4:19 Rom 1:24 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 4:19 Col 3:5 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 4:19 Or greedy for the practice of every kind of impurity ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 4:20 Matt 11:29 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 4:20 I.e. the Messiah ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 4:21 Rom 10:14; Eph 1:13; 2:17; Col 1:5 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 4:21 Col 2:7 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 4:22 Eph 4:25, 31; Col 3:8; Heb 12:1; James 1:21; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 4:22 Rom 6:6 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 4:22 Lit man ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 4:22 2 Cor 11:3; Heb 3:13 ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 4:23 Rom 12:2 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 4:24 Rom 13:14 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 4:24 Rom 6:4; 7:6; 12:2; 2 Cor 5:17; Col 3:10 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 4:24 Lit man ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 4:24 Lit according to God ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 4:24 Eph 2:10 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 4:25 Eph 4:22, 31; Col 3:8; Heb 12:1; James 1:21; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 4:25 Zech 8:16; Eph 4:15; Col 3:9 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 4:25 Rom 12:5 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 4:26 Ps 4:4 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 4:27 Rom 12:19; James 4:7 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 4:27 Lit a place ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 4:28 Acts 20:35; 1 Cor 4:12; Gal 6:10 ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 4:28 1 Thess 4:11; 2 Thess 3:8, 11f; Titus 3:8, 14 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 4:28 Luke 3:11; 1 Thess 4:12 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 4:28 Lit the one ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 4:29 Lit rotten ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 4:29 Matt 12:34; Eph 5:4; Col 3:8 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 4:29 Eccl 10:12; Rom 14:19; Col 4:6 ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 4:29 Lit of the need ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 4:30 Is 63:10; 1 Thess 5:19 ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 4:30 Lit in ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 4:30 John 3:33; Eph 1:13 ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 4:31 Rom 3:14; Col 3:8, 19 ↩
  45. 45. Ephesians 4:31 Eph 4:22 ↩
  46. 46. Ephesians 4:31 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
  47. 47. Ephesians 4:32 1 Cor 13:4; Col 3:12f; 1 Pet 3:8 ↩
  48. 48. Ephesians 4:32 Matt 6:14f; 2 Cor 2:10 ↩
  49. 49. Ephesians 4:32 Two early mss read us ↩

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