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Ephesians 4:22-32

22that, inG2596 referenceG2596 toG2596 your formerG4387 wayG391 ofG391 lifeG391, you are to 1ridG659 yourselves ofG659 the 2oldG3820 3selfG444, which is being corruptedG5351 inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 the 4lustsG1939 of deceitG539, 23and that you are to be 5renewedG365 in the spiritG4151 of your mindsG3563, 24and to 6putG1746 on the 7newG2537 8selfG444, which 910in the likeness of GodG2316 has been createdG2936 in righteousnessG1343 and holinessG3742 of the truthG225.

25ThereforeG1352, 11riddingG659 yourselves ofG659 falsehoodG5579, 12speakG2980 truthG225 eachG1538 oneG1538 of you with his neighborG4139, becauseG3754 we are 13partsG3196 of oneG240 anotherG240. 2614BeG3710 angryG3710, and yet do not sinG264; do not let the sunG2246 goG1931 downG1931 on your angerG3950, 27and do not 15giveG1325 the devilG1228 16an opportunityG5117. 28The one who stealsG2813 must noG3371 longerG3371 stealG2813; but ratherG3123 17he must laborG2872, 18producingG2038 with his ownG2398 handsG5495 whatG18 isG18 goodG18, 19soG2443 thatG2443 he will haveG2192 something to shareG3330 with the one who hasG2192 needG5532. 29Let noG3361G3956 2021unwholesomeG4550 wordG3056 comeG1607 outG1607G1537 of your mouthG4750, but ifG1487 there is anyG5100 goodG18 word for 22edificationG3619 23according to the needG5532 of the moment, say that, soG2443 thatG2443 it will giveG1325 graceG5485 to thoseG3588 who hearG191. 3024Do not grieveG3076 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 of GodG2316, 25by whomG3739 you were 26sealedG4972 for the dayG2250 of redemptionG629. 3127AllG3956 bitternessG4088, wrathG2372, angerG3709, 28clamorG2906, and slanderG988 must be 29removedG142 from you, alongG4862 with allG3956 30maliceG2549. 3231Be kindG5543 to oneG240 anotherG240, compassionateG2155, forgivingG5483 eachG1438 otherG1438, 32justG2531 asG2531 GodG2316 in ChristG5547 alsoG2532 has forgivenG5483 33you.

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  1. 1. Ephesians 4:22 Eph 4:25, 31; Col 3:8; Heb 12:1; James 1:21; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 4:22 Rom 6:6 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 4:22 Lit person ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 4:22 2 Cor 11:3; Heb 3:13 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 4:23 Rom 12:2 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 4:24 Rom 13:14 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 4:24 Rom 6:4; 7:6; 12:2; 2 Cor 5:17; Col 3:10 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 4:24 Lit person ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 4:24 Lit according to God ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 4:24 Eph 2:10 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 4:25 Eph 4:22, 31; Col 3:8; Heb 12:1; James 1:21; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 4:25 Zech 8:16; Eph 4:15; Col 3:9 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 4:25 Rom 12:5 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 4:26 Ps 4:4 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 4:27 Rom 12:19; James 4:7 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 4:27 Lit a place ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 4:28 Acts 20:35; 1 Cor 4:12; Gal 6:10 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 4:28 1 Thess 4:11; 2 Thess 3:8, 11f; Titus 3:8, 14 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 4:28 Luke 3:11; 1 Thess 4:12 ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 4:29 Lit rotten ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 4:29 Matt 12:34; Eph 5:4; Col 3:8 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 4:29 Eccl 10:12; Rom 14:19; Col 4:6 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 4:29 Lit of the need ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 4:30 Is 63:10; 1 Thess 5:19 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 4:30 Lit in ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 4:30 John 3:33; Eph 1:13 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 4:31 Rom 3:14; Col 3:8, 19 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 4:31 Or shouting ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 4:31 Eph 4:22 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 4:31 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 4:32 1 Cor 13:4; Col 3:12f; 1 Pet 3:8 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 4:32 Matt 6:14f; 2 Cor 2:10 ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 4:32 Two early mss us ↩

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