KJV King James Version
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Ephesians 4:24
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
WEB World English Bible
and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
ASV American Standard Version
and put on the new man, that after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.
Surrounding context — Ephesians 4
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.
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27 Neither give place to the devil.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἐνδύσασθαιG1746 · enduōto put onτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαινὸνG2537 · kainosnewἄνθρωπονG444 · anthrōposa humanτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toθεὸνG2316 · theosGodκτισθένταG2936 · ktizōto createἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongδικαιοσύνῃG1343 · dikaiosunērighteousnessκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁσιότητιG3742 · hosiotēsholinessτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀληθείας.¶G225 · alētheiatruth
Cross-references
Colossians 3:10-14And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.Romans 13:14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].Ephesians 6:11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.Romans 6:4Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, [even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.2 Corinthians 4:16For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day.Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.1 John 3:2-3Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.1 Peter 2:2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:Romans 8:29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.Genesis 1:26-27And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.John 17:17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.Galatians 6:15For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.Galatians 3:27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
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