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ifεἴindeedγεyou heardἠκούσατεhimαὐτὸνandκαὶwere taughtἐδιδάχθητεinἐνhim,αὐτῷasκαθώςtruthἀλήθειαisἐστινinἐνJesus,τῷ Ἰησοῦ
Ephesians 4:21
Study it in the app“if indeed you heard him and were taught in him, as truth is in Jesus,”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 4:21, word by word
- you heardἠκούσατεēkousate
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousate” appears- were taughtἐδιδάχθητεedidachthēte
teach
Teach.
Where else “edidachthēte” appears- truthἀλήθειαalētheia
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheia” appears- isἐστινestin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estin” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears
The context
20But you did not learn the Messiah in this way,
21 · This verse (above)
22that you put off, according to your former way of life, the old man who is being corrupted according to the desires of deceit,
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?