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Ephesians 4:17-32

171SoG3767 I sayG3004 thisG3778, and affirmG3143 in the LordG2962, 2that you are to noG3371 longerG3371 walkG4043 justG2531 asG2531 the 3GentilesG1484 alsoG2532 walkG4043, in the 4futilityG3153 of their mindsG3563, 18beingG1510 5darkenedG4656 in their understandingG1271, 67excludedG526 from the lifeG2222 of GodG2316 becauseG1223 of the 8ignoranceG52 that is in them, becauseG1223 of the 9hardnessG4457 of their heartG2588; 19and they, having 10becomeG524 callousG524, 11have givenG3860 themselvesG1438 upG3860 to 12indecentG766 behaviorG766 13for the practiceG2039 of everyG3956 kindG3956 of impurityG167 with greedinessG4124. 20But you did not 14learnG3129 ChristG5547 inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779, 21ifG1487 indeedG1065 you 15have heardG191 Him and have 16been taughtG1321 in Him, justG2531 asG2531 truthG225 is in JesusG2424, 22that, inG2596 referenceG2596 toG2596 your formerG4387 wayG391 ofG391 lifeG391, you are to 17ridG659 yourselves ofG659 the 18oldG3820 19selfG444, which is being corruptedG5351 inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 the 20lustsG1939 of deceitG539, 23and that you are to be 21renewedG365 in the spiritG4151 of your mindsG3563, 24and to 22putG1746 on the 23newG2537 24selfG444, which 2526in the likeness of GodG2316 has been createdG2936 in righteousnessG1343 and holinessG3742 of the truthG225.

25ThereforeG1352, 27riddingG659 yourselves ofG659 falsehoodG5579, 28speakG2980 truthG225 eachG1538 oneG1538 of you with his neighborG4139, becauseG3754 we are 29partsG3196 of oneG240 anotherG240. 2630BeG3710 angryG3710, and yet do not sinG264; do not let the sunG2246 goG1931 downG1931 on your angerG3950, 27and do not 31giveG1325 the devilG1228 32an opportunityG5117. 28The one who stealsG2813 must noG3371 longerG3371 stealG2813; but ratherG3123 33he must laborG2872, 34producingG2038 with his ownG2398 handsG5495 whatG18 isG18 goodG18, 35soG2443 thatG2443 he will haveG2192 something to shareG3330 with the one who hasG2192 needG5532. 29Let noG3361G3956 3637unwholesomeG4550 wordG3056 comeG1607 outG1607G1537 of your mouthG4750, but ifG1487 there is anyG5100 goodG18 word for 38edificationG3619 39according to the needG5532 of the moment, say that, soG2443 thatG2443 it will giveG1325 graceG5485 to thoseG3588 who hearG191. 3040Do not grieveG3076 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 of GodG2316, 41by whomG3739 you were 42sealedG4972 for the dayG2250 of redemptionG629. 3143AllG3956 bitternessG4088, wrathG2372, angerG3709, 44clamorG2906, and slanderG988 must be 45removedG142 from you, alongG4862 with allG3956 46maliceG2549. 3247Be kindG5543 to oneG240 anotherG240, compassionateG2155, forgivingG5483 eachG1438 otherG1438, 48justG2531 asG2531 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 I.e., unbelieving Gentiles ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 4:17 Rom 1:21; Col 2:18; 1 Pet 1:18; 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 4:18 Rom 1:21 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 4:18 Or alienated ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 4:18 Eph 2:1, 12 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 4:18 Acts 3:17; 17:30; 1 Cor 2:8; Heb 5:2; 9:7; 1 Pet 1:14 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 4:18 Mark 3:5; Rom 11:7, 25; 2 Cor 3:14 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 4:19 1 Tim 4:2 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 4:19 Rom 1:24 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 4:19 Col 3:5 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 4:19 Or greedy for the practice of every kind of impurity ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 4:20 Matt 11:29 ↩
  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 person ↩
  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 person ↩
  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 4:29 Lit rotten ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 4:29 Matt 12:34; Eph 5:4; Col 3:8 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 4:29 Eccl 10:12; Rom 14:19; Col 4:6 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 4:29 Lit of the need ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 4:30 Is 63:10; 1 Thess 5:19 ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 4:30 Lit in ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 4:30 John 3:33; Eph 1:13 ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 4:31 Rom 3:14; Col 3:8, 19 ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 4:31 Or shouting ↩
  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 us ↩

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