Ephesians 4:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Now this I affirm and insist on in the Lord: you must no longer walk as the gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds; More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So this I say and solemnly testify in [the name of] the Lord [as in His presence], that you must no longer live as the heathen (the Gentiles) do in their perverseness [in the folly, vanity, and emptiness of their souls and the futility] of their minds. American Standard Version (1901) This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, Common English Bible So I’m telling you this, and I insist on it in the Lord: you shouldn’t live your life like the Gentiles anymore. They base their lives on pointless thinking, Catholic Public Domain Version And so, I say this, and I testify in the Lord: that from now on you should walk, not as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This then I say and testify in the Lord: That henceforward you walk not as also the Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind, |
In those days I saw in Judah people treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in heaps of grain and loading them on donkeys, and also wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens that they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, and I warned them at that time against selling food.
The Lord has said to you, ‘O remnant of Judah, Do not go to Egypt.’ Be well aware that I have warned you today
If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe in water and be unclean until the evening.
for I have five brothers—that he may warn them, so that they will not also come into this place of torment.’
“People, why are you doing this? We are mortals just like you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that the Messiah was Jesus.
And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”
as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
What I mean is that each of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.”
What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
My point is this: the law, which came four hundred thirty years later, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.
Once again I testify to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obliged to obey the entire law.
And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church,
to put away your former way of life, your old self, corrupt and deluded by its lusts,
Therefore obey the Lord your God, observing his commandments and his statutes that I am commanding you today.”
Do not let anyone disqualify you, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, initiatory visions, puffed up without cause by a human way of thinking,
I am saying this so that no one may deceive you with plausible arguments.
that no one wrong or exploit a brother or sister in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, just as we have already told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, I warn you to keep these instructions without prejudice, doing nothing on the basis of partiality.
In the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you
In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I solemnly urge you:
You know that you were ransomed from the futile conduct inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold
For they speak bombastic nonsense, and with debased desires of the flesh they entice people who have just escaped from those who live in error.