Ephesians 4:17-24

New American Standard Bible 1995

The Christian’s Walk

^17 (A)So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, ^(B)that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the ^(C)futility of their mind, ¹⁸ being ^(D)darkened in their understanding, ^[a](E)excluded from the life of God because of the ^(F)ignorance that is in them, because of the ^(G)hardness of their heart; ¹⁹ and they, having ^(H)become callous, ^(I)have given themselves over to ^(J)sensuality ^[b]for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. ²⁰ But you did not ^(K)learn ^[c]Christ in this way, ²¹ if indeed you ^(L)have heard Him and have ^(M)been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, ²² that, in reference to your former manner of life, you ^(N)lay aside the ^(O)old ^[d]self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the ^(P)lusts of deceit, ²³ and that you be ^(Q)renewed in the spirit of your mind, ²⁴ and ^(R)put on the ^(S)new ^[e]self, which ^[f](T)in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.