Ephesians 4:22

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You were taught not to live the way you used to, but to get rid of that old way of life, which was corrupted by its deceptive desires.

Cross References

Romans 6:6

We know that our old self was nailed to the cross with him. That happened so that our bodies that were so used to sinning wouldn’t control us anymore. Now we’re not slaves of sin any longer.

Hebrews 12:1

Since we’re surrounded by such a huge cloud of witnesses, let’s throw off everything that weighs us down and any sin that gets in our way. Let’s keep on running the race on the course in front of us.

James 1:21

So get rid of everything that’s sinful and the evil that’s all around you, and humbly accept the word that’s planted in you, which can save you.

Hebrews 3:13

Instead, encourage one another every day, while it’s still called “Today,” so that sin doesn’t deceive any of you and harden you.

Titus 3:3

At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived, and controlled by all kinds of wrong desires and pleasures. We were hostile and envious. Other people hated us, and we hated them.

Ephesians 4:25

So each of you must stop lying, and you must speak the truth to your neighbor, because we are all part of the same body.

1 Peter 4:3

You’ve spent enough time in the past doing what ungodly people choose to do. You lived a wild life and wanted the wrong things. You got drunk and went to wild parties. You worshiped statues of gods, which is something the Lord hates.

Ephesians 4:17

So let me tell you—and I’m speaking for the Lord as I warn you: You must not live the way the Gentiles do any longer. They’re not able to think things through correctly.

2 Peter 2:13

They’ll be paid back with harm for all the harm they’ve done. Their idea of a good time is a wild party in the middle of the day. They’re like dirty spots and stains. They enjoy their sinful pleasures even while they’re eating with you.

1 Peter 1:18

You were set free from the empty way of life that was handed down to you by your own people from long ago. You know that you were not bought with things that can pass away, like silver or gold.

Colossians 2:11

In Christ, you have received a circumcision that has not been done by human hands. Your circumcision has been done by Christ, and he has put away the person you used to be when wrong desires ruled over you.

Ephesians 2:3

At one time we all lived among those things. We followed our wrong desires and thoughts, and we tried to satisfy what they wanted us to do. God was angry with us, as he was with everyone else, because of the kind of people we all were.

2 Peter 2:7

God saved Lot, a man who did what was right. Lot was shocked by the evil conduct of those people who didn’t obey God’s laws.

Galatians 1:13

You’ve heard how I lived earlier as a follower of Judaism. I attacked the church of God mercilessly, and I tried to destroy it.

Romans 7:11

Sin took advantage of the opportunity that the commandment provided, and it tricked me. It used the commandment to put me to death.

James 1:26

If someone thinks they’re religious, but they don’t control what they say, then they’re fooling themselves and their religion isn’t worth anything.

2 Corinthians 11:3

But just as Eve’s mind was tricked by the snake’s clever lies, I’m afraid that your minds will also be led astray somehow from your true and pure love for Christ.

Ephesians 4:31

Get rid of all bitterness, anger, rage, fighting, lying, and any kind of hatred.