Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
And through union with him were taught the Truth, as it is to be found in Jesus.
New American Standard Bible
if indeed you
King James Version
If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
Holman Bible
assuming you heard about Him and were taught by Him, because the truth
International Standard Version
Surely you have listened to him and have been taught by him, since truth is in Jesus.
A Conservative Version
if indeed ye heard him, and were taught in him, as truth is in Jesus,
American Standard Version
if so be that ye heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
Amplified
If in fact you have [really] heard Him and have been taught by Him, just as truth is in Jesus [revealed in His life and personified in Him],
An Understandable Version
[I am] assuming that you have heard Him [i.e., through the Gospel message] and were taught the truth that is in [harmony with] Jesus.
Anderson New Testament
if, indeed, you have heard of him, and been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
Bible in Basic English
If in fact you gave ear to him, and were given teaching in him, even as what is true is made clear in Jesus:
Common New Testament
assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus.
Daniel Mace New Testament
if you have heard of him, and have been taught the truth as he preach'd it:
Darby Translation
if ye have heard him and been instructed in him according as the truth is in Jesus;
Godbey New Testament
if indeed ye have heard him, and been taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus:
Goodspeed New Testament
at least if you have really become acquainted with him and been instructed in him, and in union with him have been taught the truth as it is found in Jesus.
John Wesley New Testament
and been taught by him, (as the truth is in Jesus) To put off,
Julia Smith Translation
If ye heard him, and were taught in him, as is the truth in Jesus:
King James 2000
If so be that you have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
Lexham Expanded Bible
if indeed you have heard [about] him, and you were taught by him (just as truth is in Jesus),
Modern King James verseion
if indeed you have heard Him and were taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If so be ye have heard of him, and are taught in him, even as the truth is in Jesus:
Moffatt New Testament
(for it is Christ whom you have been taught, it is in Christ that you have been instructed ??the real Christ who is in Jesus);
Montgomery New Testament
if indeed you have listened to him, and in him been taught the truth as it is in Jesus.
NET Bible
if indeed you heard about him and were taught in him, just as the truth is in Jesus.
New Heart English Bible
if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
Noyes New Testament
if indeed ye heard him, and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus;
Sawyer New Testament
if you have indeed heard him, and been instructed by him as the truth is in Jesus,
The Emphasized Bible
If, at least, it is, him, ye have heard, and, in him, ye have been taught - even as truth is in Jesus, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
if indeed ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
Webster
If indeed ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
Weymouth New Testament
if at least you have heard His voice and in Him have been taught--and this is true Christian teaching--
Williams New Testament
if, as I take it, you have heard Him and in union with Him have been taught the truth as it is seen in Jesus,
World English Bible
if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
Worrell New Testament
if, indeed, ye heard Him, and were taught in Him, as truth is in Jesus;
Worsley New Testament
if ye have indeed hearkened to Him, and been instructed in Him, as the truth is in Jesus; to put off the old man,
Youngs Literal Translation
if so be ye did hear him, and in him were taught, as truth is in Jesus;
Themes
Instruction » Of children encouraged » Christ, the great teacher
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 4:21
Images Ephesians 4:21
Prayers for Ephesians 4:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Appeal For New Behavior
20 But far different is the lesson you learned from the Christ-- if, that is, you really listened to him, 21 And through union with him were taught the Truth, as it is to be found in Jesus. 22 For you learned with regard to your former way of living that you must cast off your old nature, which, yielding to deluding passions, grows corrupt;
Cross References
Ephesians 1:13
And you, too, by your union with him, after you had heard the Message of the Truth, the Good News of your Salvation--you believed in him and were sealed as his by receiving the holy Spirit, which he had promised.
Matthew 17:5
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and there was a voice from the cloud that said-- "This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight; him you must hear."
Luke 10:16
He who listens to you is listening to me, and he who rejects you is rejecting me; while he who rejects me is rejecting him who sent me as his Messenger."
John 1:17
For the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 10:27
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me;
John 14:6
Jesus answered: "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life; no one ever comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:17
The world cannot receive this Spirit, because it does not see him or recognize him, but you recognize him, because he is always with you, and is within you.
Acts 3:22-23
Moses himself said--'The Lord your God will raise up from among your brothers a Prophet, as he raised me. To him you will listen whenever he speaks to you.
2 Corinthians 1:20
For, many as were the promises of God, in Christ is the 'Yes' that fulfils them. Therefore, through Christ again, let the 'Amen' rise, through us, to the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 11:10
As surely as I know anything of the Truth of Christ, this boast, as far as I am concerned, shall not be stopped in any part of Greece.
Colossians 2:7
Rooted in him, building up your characters through union with him, growing stronger through your faith, as you were taught, overflowing with faith and thanksgiving.
Hebrews 3:7-8
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says-- 'If to-day you hear God's voice,
1 John 5:10-12
He who believes in the Son of God has that testimony within him. He who does not believe God has made God a liar, by refusing to believe in that testimony which he has borne about his Son.
1 John 5:20
We realize, too, that the Son of God has come among us, and has given us the discernment to know the True God; and we are in union with the True God by our union with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the True God and he is Immortal Life.