Ephesians 4:17-24 - Appeal For New Behavior

¹⁷ Therefore I say this, and witness in the Lord, that you no longer walk about as the Gentiles also walk about in the vanity of their mind, ¹⁸ being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance being in themselves, on account of the blindness of their heart; ¹⁹ who being past feeling have given themselves up to debauchery, unto the working of all impurity with greediness.

²⁰ But you did not so learn Christ: ²¹ if indeed ye have heard him, and been taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus: ²² that with reference to your former life, you are to lay aside the old man, who is corrupt in the lusts of deception; ²³ and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind, ²⁴ and to put on the new man, who has been created in harmony with God in the righteousness and holiness of the truth.

¹² Therefore, as elect of God, holy and beloved, put on affections of mercy, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; ¹³ forbearing one another and forgiving one another, if any one may have a quarrel against any one; as Christ also forgave you, so indeed do you likewise: ¹⁴ and in all these things put on divine love, which is the bond of perfection. ¹⁵ And let the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, in which you are called in one body; and be ye thankful. ¹⁶ Let the word of God dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another, in all wisdom, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with grace making melody in your hearts to God; ¹⁷ and every thing whatsoever you may do, in word or in work, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.