Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
if at least you have heard His voice and in Him have been taught--and this is true Christian teaching--
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:
Twentieth Century New Testament
And through union with him were taught the Truth, as it is to be found in Jesus.
Webster
If indeed ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
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
Prayers for Ephesians 4:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Appeal For New Behavior
20 But these are not the lessons which you have learned from Christ; 21 if at least you have heard His voice and in Him have been taught--and this is true Christian teaching-- 22 to put away, in regard to your former mode of life, your original evil nature which is doomed to perish as befits its misleading impulses,
Cross References
Ephesians 1:13
And in Him you Gentiles also, after listening to the Message of the truth, the Good News of your salvation--having believed in Him--were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit;
Matthew 17:5
He was still speaking when a luminous cloud spread over them; and a voice was heard from within the cloud, which said, "This is My Son dearly beloved, in whom is My delight. Listen to Him."
Luke 10:16
"He who listens to you listens to me; and he who disregards you disregards me, and he who disregards me disregards Him who sent me."
John 1:17
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 10:27
My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
John 14:6
"I am the Way," replied Jesus, "and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:17
That Spirit the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him. You know Him, because He remains by your side and is in you.
Acts 3:22-23
Moses declared, "'The Lord your God will raise up a Prophet for you from among your brethren as He has raised me. In all that He says to you, you must listen to Him.
2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God, whatever their number, have their confirmation in Him; and for this reason through Him also our "Amen" acknowledges their truth and promotes the glory of God through our faith.
2 Corinthians 11:10
Christ knows that it is true when I say that I will not be stopped from boasting of this anywhere in Greece.
Colossians 2:7
having the roots of your being firmly planted in Him, and continually building yourselves up in Him, and always being increasingly confirmed in the faith as you were taught it, and abounding in it with thanksgiving.
Hebrews 3:7-8
For this reason--as the Holy Spirit warns us, "To-day, if you hear His voice,
1 John 5:10-12
He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in his own heart: he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, in that he has refused to accept the testimony which God has given about His Son.
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we know the true One, and are in union with the true One--that is, we are in union with His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the Life of the Ages.