Ephesians 4:17-32

Put On the New Man

17 ^aTherefore this I say, and testify in the Lord, ^bthat you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the ^cfutility of their mind, 18 being ^adarkened in their mind, ^balienated from the life of God because of the ^cignorance that is in them, because of the ^dhardness of their heart. 19 And they, having ^abecome callous, ^bhave given themselves over to ^csensuality ¹for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 20 But you did not ^alearn ¹Christ in this way— 21 if indeed you ^aheard Him and were ^btaught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, 22 ¹to ^alay aside, in reference to your former conduct, the ^bold man, which is being corrupted in accordance with the ^clusts of deceit, 23 and to be ^arenewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and to ^aput on the ^bnew man, which ¹^cin the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
25 Therefore, ^alaying aside falsehood, ^bspeak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are ^cmembers of one another. 26 ^aBe angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and do not ^agive the devil ¹an opportunity. 28 He who steals must steal no longer, but rather ^ahe must labor, ^bperforming with his own hands what is good, ^cso that he will have something to share with ¹one who has need. 29 Let no ¹^aunwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for ^bbuilding up ²what is needed, so that it will give grace to those who hear. 30 ^aAnd do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, ¹by whom you were ^bsealed for the day of redemption. 31 ^aLet all bitterness and anger and wrath and shouting and slander be ^bput away from you, along with all ^cmalice. 32 ^aInstead, be kind to one another, tender-hearted, graciously forgiving each other, ^bjust as God in Christ also has graciously forgiven ¹you.

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