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Ephesians 4:20-24 GW
But that is not what you learned from Christ's teachings. (21) You have certainly heard his message and have been taught his ways. The truth is in Jesus. (22) You were taught to change the way you were living. The person you used to be will ruin you through desires that deceive you. (23) However, you were taught to have a new attitude. (24) You were also taught to become a new person created to be like God, truly righteous and holy.

Ephesians 4:20-24 GNB
(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.

Ephesians 4:20-24 NWT
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.

Ephesians 4:20-24 ESV
(20) But that is not the way you learned Christ!-- (21) assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, (22) to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, (23) and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, (24) and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

Ephesians 4:20-24 CEV
(20) But that isn't what you were taught about Jesus Christ. He is the truth, and you heard about him and learned about him. (21) (SEE 4:20) (22) You were told that your foolish desires will destroy you and that you must give up your old way of life with all its bad habits. (23) Let the Spirit change your way of thinking (24) and make you into a new person. You were created to be like God, and so you must please him and be truly holy.

Ephesians 4:20-24 ALT
(20) But _you*_ did not so learn Christ. (21) Since indeed you* heard Him and in Him were taught, just as truth is in Jesus, (22) you* [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 [you* are] to be continually renewed in the spirit of your* 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.

Ephesians 4:20-24 LITV
(20) But you have not so learned Christ, (21) if indeed you heard Him and were taught in Him, as the truth is in Jesus. (22) For you have put off the old man, as regards the former behavior, having been corrupted according to the deceitful lusts, (23) and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind, (24) and to put on the new man, which according to God was created in righteousness and true holiness.

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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