KJV King James Version
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
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Ephesians 4:22
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
WEB World English Bible
that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
ASV American Standard Version
that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,
Surrounding context — Ephesians 4
19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20 But ye have not so learned Christ;
21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀποθέσθαιG659 · apotithēmito put asideὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροτέρανG4387 · proterosbeforeἀναστροφὴνG391 · anastrophēbehaviourτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαλαιὸνG3820 · palaiosoldἄνθρωπονG444 · anthrōposa humanτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoφθειρόμενονG5351 · phtheirōto destroyκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐπιθυμίαςG1939 · epithumiadesireτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀπάτης,G539 · apatēdeceit
Cross-references
Romans 6:6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.Hebrews 12:1Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,James 1:21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.1 Peter 2:1-2Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,Hebrews 3:13But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.Colossians 3:7-9In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.Ephesians 4:25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.Ephesians 4:17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,1 Peter 4:3For the time past of [our] life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:2 Peter 2:13And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, [as] they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots [they are] and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;1 Peter 1:18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;Colossians 2:11In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:Ezekiel 18:30-32Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn [yourselves] from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.Obadiah 1:3The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation [is] high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?Ephesians 2:3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.Proverbs 11:18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.Job 22:23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
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