New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 4:15-25

15but 1speakingG226 theG226 truthG226 2in loveG26, 3we are to 4growG837 upG837 in allG3956 aspects into Him whoG3739 is the 5headG2776, that is, ChristG5547, 16from whomG3739 6the wholeG3956 bodyG4983, being fittedG4883 and heldG4822 togetherG4822 G4883 7by whatG2024 everyG3956 jointG860 suppliesG2024, accordingG2596 to the 8properG3358 workingG1753 of eachG1538 individualG1520 partG3313, causesG4160 the growthG838 of the bodyG4983 for the buildingG3619 upG3619 of itselfG1438 9in loveG26.

17 10SoG3767 I sayG3004 thisG3778, and affirmG3143 in the LordG2962, 11that you are to noG3371 longerG3371 walkG4043 justG2531 asG2531 the 12GentilesG1484 alsoG2532 walkG4043, in the 13futilityG3153 of their mindsG3563, 18beingG1510 14darkenedG4656 in their understandingG1271, 15 16excludedG526 from the lifeG2222 of GodG2316 becauseG1223 of the 17ignoranceG52 that is in them, becauseG1223 of the 18hardnessG4457 of their heartG2588; 19and they, having 19becomeG524 callousG524, 20have givenG3860 themselvesG1438 upG3860 to 21indecentG766 behaviorG766 22for the practiceG2039 of everyG3956 kindG3956 of impurityG167 with greedinessG4124. 20But you did not 23learnG3129 ChristG5547 inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779, 21ifG1487 indeedG1065 you 24have heardG191 Him and have 25been taughtG1321 in Him, justG2531 asG2531 truthG225 is in JesusG2424, 22that, inG2596 referenceG2596 toG2596 your formerG4387 wayG391 ofG391 lifeG391, you are to 26ridG659 yourselves ofG659 the 27oldG3820 28selfG444, which is being corruptedG5351 inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 the 29lustsG1939 of deceitG539, 23and that you are to be 30renewedG365 in the spiritG4151 of your mindsG3563, 24and to 31putG1746 on the 32newG2537 33selfG444, which 34 35in the likeness of GodG2316 has been createdG2936 in righteousnessG1343 and holinessG3742 of the truthG225.

25ThereforeG1352, 36riddingG659 yourselves ofG659 falsehoodG5579, 37speakG2980 truthG225 eachG1538 oneG1538 of you with his neighborG4139, becauseG3754 we are 38partsG3196 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’s 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 I.e., unbelieving Gentiles ↩
13. Ephesians 4:17 Rom 1:21; Col 2:18; 1 Pet 1:18; 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
14. Ephesians 4:18 Rom 1:21 ↩
15. Ephesians 4:18 Or alienated ↩
16. Ephesians 4:18 Eph 2:1, 12 ↩
17. Ephesians 4:18 Acts 3:17; 17:30; 1 Cor 2:8; Heb 5:2; 9:7; 1 Pet 1:14 ↩
18. Ephesians 4:18 Mark 3:5; Rom 11:7, 25; 2 Cor 3:14 ↩
19. Ephesians 4:19 1 Tim 4:2 ↩
20. Ephesians 4:19 Rom 1:24 ↩
21. Ephesians 4:19 Col 3:5 ↩
22. Ephesians 4:19 Or greedy for the practice of every kind of impurity ↩
23. Ephesians 4:20 Matt 11:29 ↩
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 person ↩
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 person ↩
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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