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Ephesians 4:17-29 (ESV)

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¹⁷ Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. ¹⁸ They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. ¹⁹ They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. ²⁰ But that is not the way you learned Christ!-- ²¹ assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, ²² to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, ²³ and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, ²⁴ and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. ²⁵ Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. ²⁶ Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, ²⁷ and give no opportunity to the devil. ²⁸ Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. ²⁹ Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 17) Discipling / Correction - Speaking the truth in love and build each other up
(v. 18) Heart - Ignorance comes from the hardening of our hearts
(v. 18) Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - Ignorance comes from the hardening of our hearts
(v. 21) Honesty / Truth / Vows / Oath - Truth is in Jesus
(v. 26) Anger / Fits of Rage / Bitterness - Do not let the sun go down while you are angry
(v. 26) Anger / Fits of Rage / Bitterness - Do not sin in anger
(v. 27) Sin / Wickedness / Satan - Do not give the devil a foothold
(v. 29) Speaking / Gossip / Lying / Slander - Only words helpful for building others up according to their needs
(v. 29) Speaking / Gossip / Lying / Slander - Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouth

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 17) Desire's Journey - Deeper Desire (part 8) (2010-07-21)
(v. 17) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 18) Desire's Journey - Deeper Desire (part 8) (2010-07-21)
(v. 18) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 19) Desire's Journey - Deeper Desire (part 8) (2010-07-21)
(v. 19) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 19) Mind of Christ - About Self (part II) (2011-07-16)
(v. 20) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 21) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 22) Purpose Driven Life - Created to Become Like Christ (2008-06-15)
(v. 22) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 22) Mind of Christ - Relationship with God (part VI) (2011-07-05)
(v. 23) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 23) Mind of Christ - Relationship with God (part VI) (2011-07-05)
(v. 23) Purpose Driven Life - Created to Become Like Christ (2008-06-15)
(v. 23) Purpose Driven Life - How We Grow (2008-06-16)
(v. 24) Waking Dead - Christ's Great Works (2010-09-20)
(v. 24) Mind of Christ - Relationship with God (part VI) (2011-07-05)
(v. 24) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 24) Purpose Driven Life - Created to Become Like Christ (2008-06-15)
(v. 25) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 26) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 26) Teach Us To Pray - In Marriage and Family (2008-09-12)
(v. 26) Waking Dead - Spiritual Warfare (part 4) (2010-09-12)
(v. 27) Waking Dead - Spiritual Warfare (part 4) (2010-09-12)
(v. 27) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 27) Teach Us To Pray - In Marriage and Family (2008-09-12)
(v. 27) Purpose Driven Life - Overcoming Temptation (2008-06-21)
(v. 28) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 29) Followup: Relationships in the Body (part II) (2011-09-15)
(v. 29) Followup - Relationships Demonstrated (2011-01-29)
(v. 29) Holy Spirit (part II) (2011-01-05)
(v. 29) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 29) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 2) (2010-04-21)
(v. 29) Raising Awesome Kids - Repect: Eliminate Critical, Harsh Talk (2009-01-11)
(v. 29) Kingdom First - Personal Responsibility (part 1) (2010-01-27)
(v. 29) Day 27 - Learning to be Loyal (2011-12-30)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 29) Sermon: Practical ways to live by the spirit (2015-08-02)