Man is even worse.\par Man is dirty and ruined.\par He drinks up evil like water.\par
Ephesians 4:19 - Easy To Read Version They have lost their feeling of shame. And they use their lives doing things that are morally wrong. More and more they want to do all kinds of evil. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In their spiritual apathy they have become callous and past feeling and reckless and have abandoned themselves [a prey] to unbridled sensuality, eager and greedy to indulge in every form of impurity [that their depraved desires may suggest and demand]. American Standard Version (1901) who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. Common English Bible They are people who lack all sense of right and wrong, and who have turned themselves over to doing whatever feels good and to practicing every sort of corruption along with greed. Catholic Public Domain Version Such as these, despairing, have given themselves over to sexual immorality, carrying out every impurity with rapacity. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who despairing, have given themselves up to lasciviousness, unto the working of all uncleanness, unto the working of all uncleanness, unto covetousness. |
Man is even worse.\par Man is dirty and ruined.\par He drinks up evil like water.\par
They are like hungry dogs.\par They are never satisfied.\par The shepherds don’t know\par what they are doing.\par \{They are like their sheep\}\par that have all wandered away.\par They are greedy.\par All they want to do is satisfy themselves.\par
adultery, {\cf2\super [88]} greed, doing bad things to people, lying, doing things that are morally wrong, jealousy, saying bad things about people, proud boasting, and foolish living.
For the Lord I tell you this. I warn you: Don’t continue living like those people who don’t believe. Their thoughts are worth nothing.
So put all evil things out of your life: sexual sinning, doing evil, letting evil thoughts control you, wanting things that are evil, and selfishly wanting more and more. This wanting really means to live serving a false god.
Those teachings come through people that tell lies and trick other people. Those bad people cannot see what is right and what is wrong. It is like their understanding was destroyed by a hot iron.
In the past you wasted too much time doing the things that the non-believers like to do. You were doing sexual sins. You were doing the evil things you wanted. You were becoming drunk, having wild and wasteful parties, having drunken parties, and doing wrong by worshiping idols (false gods).
What those people did is like this true saying: “When a dog vomits (throws up), he comes back to his vomit.” {\cf2\super [10]} And, “After a pig is washed, the pig goes back and rolls in the mud again.”
All the peoples of the earth have drunk\par the wine of her sexual sin\par and of \{God’s\} anger.\par The rulers of the earth sinned sexually\par with her,\par and the merchants {\cf2\super [130]} of the world\par grew rich from the great wealth\par of her luxury.”\par