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ThisΤοῦτοthereforeοὖνI sayλέγωandκαὶtestifyμαρτύρομαιinἐνthe Lord:κυρίῳthat youὑμᾶςno longerμηκέτιwalkπεριπατεῖνasκαθὼςthe nationsτὰ ἔθνηalsoκαὶwalk,περιπατεῖinἐνthe futilityματαιότητιof their mind,τοῦ νοὸς αὐτῶν
Ephesians 4:17
Study it in the app“This therefore I say and testify in the Lord: that you no longer walk as the nations also walk, in the futility of their mind,”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 4:17, word by word
- I sayλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- testifyμαρτύρομαιmartyromai
testify, declare solemnly
Declare solemnly, affirm calling God as witness; urge, implore.
Where else “martyromai” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- no longerμηκέτιmēketi
no longer
No longer, never again.
Where else “mēketi” appears- walkπεριπατεῖνperipatein
walk
To move on foot, step by step, from place to place.
Where else “peripatein” appears- the nationsἔθνηethnē
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnē” appears- the futilityματαιότητιmataiotēti
futility
Futility, emptiness: what does not reach its goal.
Where else “mataiotēti” appears- of their mindνοὸςnoos
mind
The capacity to think, judge and understand in each person.
Where else “noos” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “the other nations.”
The context
16from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every joint of supply, according to the working in the measure of each part, makes the growth of the body for its own building up in love.
17 · This verse (above)
18being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;
To study Ephesians 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul urge them to do about unity, and how many times does he say "one" (v. 1-6)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul contrasts the old way of life with the new, and what specific changes does he name (v. 22-32)?
3. How I live it
Paul writes, "do not let the sun go down on your anger" (v. 26). With whom could you talk calmly today to make something right?