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Ephesians 4:17-25 NWT
17 This, therefore, I say and bear witness to in [the] Lord, that you no longer go on walking just as the nations also walk in the unprofitableness of their minds, 18 while they are in darkness mentally, and alienated from the life that belongs to God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the insensibility of their hearts. 19 Having come to be past all moral sense, they gave themselves over to loose conduct to work uncleanness of every sort with greediness. 20 But you did not learn the Christ to be so, 21 provided, indeed, that you heard him and were taught by means of him, just as truth is in Jesus, 22 that you should put away the old personality which conforms to your former course of conduct and which is being corrupted according to his deceptive desires; 23 but that you should be made new in the force actuating your mind, 24 and should put on the new personality which was created according to God's will in true righteousness and loyalty. 25 Wherefore, now that you have put away falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are members belonging to one another. [Zech 8:16]
Ephesians 4:17-25 GNB
(17) In the Lord's name, then, I warn you: do not continue to live like the heathen, whose thoughts are worthless
(18) and whose minds are in the dark. They have no part in the life that God gives, for they are completely ignorant and stubborn.
(19) They have lost all feeling of shame; they give themselves over to vice and do all sorts of indecent things without restraint.
(20) That was not what you learned about Christ!
(21) You certainly heard about him, and as his followers you were taught the truth that is in Jesus.
(22) So get rid of your old self, which made you live as you used to---the old self that was being destroyed by its deceitful desires.
(23) Your hearts and minds must be made completely new,
(24) and you must put on the new self, which is created in God's likeness and reveals itself in the true life that is upright and holy.
(25) No more lying, then! Each of you must tell the truth to the other believer, because we are all members together in the body of Christ. [Zech 8:16]
Ephesians 4:17-25 ALT
(17) So this I say and I insist in the Lord; youp are no longer to be walking about [fig., conducting yourselves] just as also the rest of [the] Gentiles are walking about [fig. conducting themselves] in the futility of their mind,
(18) having been darkened in the understanding, being [in the state of] having been separated from [or, a foreigner to] the life of God, because of the ignorance, the one being in them, because of the hardness of their heart [fig., stubbornness of their inner self],
(19) who, having become callous, they gave themselves over to flagrant sexual immorality for the pursuit of all impurity, with covetous desire [or, greed].
(20) But youp did not so learn Christ.
(21) Since indeed youp heard Him and in Him were taught, just as truth is in Jesus,
(22) youp [are] to put off [or, be done with], with respect to your former manner of life, the old [or, former] person, the one being corrupt according to the desires [or, lusts] of deception,
(23) but [youp are] to be continually renewed in the spirit of yourp mind
(24) and to put on the new person, the one having been created according to God in righteousness and holiness of [or, dedication to] the truth.
(25) For this reason, youp yourselves having put off falsehood, "Be speaking truth each one with his neighbor," because we are members one of another. [Zech 8:16]
Ephesians 4:17-25 BBE
(17) This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,
(18) Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;
(19) Who having no more power of feeling, have given themselves up to evil passions, to do all unclean things with overmuch desire.
(20) For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;
(21) If in fact you gave ear to him, and were given teaching in him, even as what is true is made clear in Jesus:
(22) That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;
(23) And be made new in the spirit of your mind,
(24) And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.
(25) And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another. [Zech 8:16]
Ephesians 4:17-25 Wycliffe
(17) Therfor Y seie and witnesse this thing in the Lord, that ye walke not now, as hethene men walken, in the vanyte of her wit;
(18) that han vndurstondyng derkned with derknessis, and ben alienyd fro the lijf of God, bi ignoraunce that is in hem, for the blyndenesse of her herte.
(19) Which dispeirynge bitoken hem silf to vnchastite, in to the worchyng of al vnclennesse in coueitise.
(20) But ye han not so lerud Crist, if netheles ye herden hym,
(21) and ben tauyt in hym, as is treuthe in Jhesu.
(22) Do ye awey bi the elde lyuyng the elde man, that is corrupt bi the desiris of errour;
(23) and be ye renewlid in the spirit of youre soule;
(24) and clothe ye the newe man, which is maad aftir God in riytwisnesse and hoolynesse of treuthe.
(25) For which thing `ye putte awei leesyng, and speke ye treuthe ech man with his neiybore, for we ben membris ech to othere. [Zech 8:16]
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation