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andκαὶput onἐνδύσασθαιthe newτὸν καινὸνmanἄνθρωπονwhoτὸνhas been createdκτισθένταaccording toκατὰGodθεὸνinἐνrighteousnessδικαιοσύνῃandκαὶholinessὁσιότητιof the truth.τῆς ἀληθείας
Ephesians 4:24
Study it in the app“and put on the new man who has been created according to God in righteousness and holiness of the truth.”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 4:24, word by word
- put onἐνδύσασθαιendysasthai
be clothed with
To be clothed with something: with Christ, with power.
Where else “endysasthai” appears- the newκαινὸνkainon
new
New, different from what was before.
Where else “kainon” appears- manἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
inner self
The person within: the old self and the new.
Where else “anthrōpon” appears- has been createdκτισθένταktisthenta
create
Create.
Where else “ktisthenta” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosynēi
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēi” appears- holinessὁσιότητιhosiotēti
holiness
Holiness, devotion to God.
Where else “hosiotēti” appears- of the truthἀληθείαςalētheias
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheias” appears
The context
23and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
24 · This verse (above)
25Therefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth, each one with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
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?