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Ephesians 4:17-24

17SoοὖνounG3767I sayλέγωlegōG3004thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778,and affirmμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,that you are to noG3371longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043justG2531asG2531theGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484alsoG2532walkπεριπατεῖperipateiG4043, in thefutilityματαιότητιmataiotētiG3153of their mindsνοὸςnoosG3563,

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

19and they, havingbecomeG524callousG524,have givenG3860themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438upG3860toindecentG766behaviorG766for the practiceἐργασίανergasianG2039of everyG3956kindG3956of impurityἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167with greedinessπλεονεξίᾳ.¶pleonexiaG4124.

20But you did notlearnἐμάθετεematheteG3129ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547inG3779thisG3779wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,

21ifεἴeiG1487indeedγεgeG1065youhave heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191Him and havebeen taughtἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321in Him, justG2531asG2531truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225is in JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

22that, inG2596referenceG2596toG2596your formerπροτέρανproteranG4387wayἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391ofG391lifeG391, you are toridG659yourselves ofG659theoldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820selfἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,which is being corruptedφθειρόμενονphtheiromenonG5351inG2596accordanceG2596withG2596thelustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939of deceitἀπάτης,apatēsG539,

23and that you are to berenewedἀνανεοῦσθαιananeousthaiG365in the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of your mindsνοὸςnoosG3563,

24and toputἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746on thenewκαινὸνkainonG2537selfἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444, which in the likeness ofGodθεὸνtheonG2316has been createdκτισθένταktisthentaG2936in righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343and holinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742of the truthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

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