Ephesians 4:22
20 But this is not the way you came to know Christ.
21 Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- KJV
- That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
- WEB
- that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,
- ASV
- that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
- DARBY
- [namely] your having put off according to the former conversation the old man which corrupts itself according to the deceitful lusts;
- BLB
- you⁺ are to put off concerning the former way of life the old man, which is being corrupted according to the desires of deceit,
- ÅB
- at dere etter deres forrige ferd skal avlegge det gamle menneske, som forderves ved de dårende lyster,
- OTB
- Dere ble instruert, angående deres tidligere livsførsel, å legge av deres gamle jeg, som blir ødelagt av sine bedragerske lyster;
- B1930
- at I efter eders forrige ferd skal avlegge det gamle menneske, som forderves ved de dårende lyster,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 6:6
We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
Read in contextHebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
Read in contextJames 1:21
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
Read in context1 Peter 2:1–2
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
Read in contextHebrews 3:13
But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
Read in contextColossians 3:7–9
When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways.
Read in contextTitus 3:3
For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
Read in contextEphesians 4:25
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
Read in context