Ephesians 4:20-24

Expanded Bible

²⁰ But ·what you learned in Christ was not like this [or that is not how you learned about Christ; ^Lyou did not learn Christ that way]. ²¹ ·I know that [^L…if indeed] you heard ·about him [or him], and you ·are in him, so you were taught the truth that is in Jesus [or were taught by him, because the truth is in Jesus]. ²² You were taught to ·leave [put off; lay aside] your old ·self [^Lperson]—to stop living the evil way you lived before. That old self ·becomes worse [is decaying/being corrupted], because ·people are fooled by the evil things they want to do [^Lof the deceitfulness of their desires]. ²³ But you were taught to be made new in ·your hearts [the spirit/attitude of your minds], ²⁴ to ·become [put on; clothe yourself with] the new ·self [^Lperson; or Man; ^Cbecome like Christ]. That new person is created ·to be like God [or in God’s image; ^Laccording to God]—truly good and holy [or in the righteousness and holiness that comes from truth].