Ephesians 4:17-24 - Appeal For New Behavior

¹⁷ This, therefore, am I saying and protesting in the Lord: - that, no longer, ye walk even as, the nations, walk - in the vanity of their minds, ¹⁸ Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God - by reason of the ignorance that existeth within them, by reason of their hearts being turned into stone, ¹⁹ Who, indeed, having become past feeling, have delivered, themselves, up, with wantonness, unto making a trade of all impurity with greed.

²⁰ Ye, however, have, not thus, learned the Christ: - ²¹ If, at least, it is, him, ye have heard, and, in him, ye have been taught - even as truth is in Jesus, - ²² That ye were to strip off - as regardeth the former behaviour - the old man, who corrupteth himself according to his deceitful covetings, ²³ And were to be getting young again in the spirit of your mind, ²⁴ And were to put on the man of new mould, who, after God, hath been created in his truthful righteousness and loving kindness.

¹² Put on, therefore, as men chosen of God, holy and beloved, tender affections of compassion, graciousness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering, ¹³ Bearing one with another, and in favour forgiving one another - if any, against any, have a complaint, - according as, the Lord, in favour forgave you, so also ye; ¹⁴ And, over all these things, love, which is a uniting-bond of completeness; ¹⁵ And let, the peace of Christ, act as umpire in your hearts, unto which ye have been called in onebody, and be thankful: ¹⁶ Let, the word of the Christ, dwell within you richly, - in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another, with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with gratitude, raising song with your hearts unto God: ¹⁷ And whatsoever ye may be doing, in word, or in work, all things, do in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks unto the Divine Father through him: -