Ephesians 4:22
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Study Note
Study Note
Paul instructs believers to 'put off the old man' ('palaios anthrōpos') as one removes a filthy garment — an image drawn from Jewish bathing and clothing metaphors for moral renewal. The 'old man' is not the physical body but the whole pattern of existence shaped by Adam's fall, characterized here by deceitful desires whose appetite grows as it is fed. Romans 6:6 uses the same 'old man' language in the context of baptismal death to sin, and Colossians 3:9 pairs the removal of the old self with putting on the new. Together these texts present Christian identity as an ongoing stripping away of habituated sin-patterns rather than a one-time legal transaction.
Other Translations
that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,
That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;
Cross References
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