20 But that is not how you learned about the Messiah, 21 assuming you heard about Him and were taught by Him, because the truth(A) is in Jesus. 22 You took off[a](B) your former way of life,(C) the old self[b](D) that is corrupted by deceitful desires; 23 you are being renewed[c] in the spirit(E) of your minds; 24 you put on[d](F) the new self, the one created(G) according to God’s likeness(H) in righteousness and purity of the truth.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:22 Or Jesus. This means: take off (as a command)
  2. Ephesians 4:22 Lit man; = a person before conversion
  3. Ephesians 4:23 Or desires; renew (as a command)
  4. Ephesians 4:24 Or minds; and put on (as a command)

20 But de that is houtōs not ou the way houtōs you hymeis learned manthanō · ho Christ Christos!— 21 assuming ei ge that you have heard of akouō him autos and kai were taught didaskō in en him autos, as kathōs the truth alētheia is eimi in en · ho Jesus Iēsous. 22 Regarding kata your ho former proteros way of life anastrophē, you hymeis were taught to put away apotithēmi your ho old palaios self anthrōpos, which ho is being corrupted phtheirō and deluded apatē by kata its ho desires epithumia, · ho 23 and de to be renewed ananeoō in the ho spirit pneuma of ho your hymeis minds nous. 24 And kai to put on endyō the ho new kainos self anthrōpos, · ho created ktizō in kata God’ s theos likeness, in en the righteousness dikaiosynē and kai holiness hosiotēs that come from the ho truth alētheia.

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