Ephesians 4:24
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Study Note
Study Note
'And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness' — the clothing metaphor of 'putting on' the new man (kainon anthrōpon) draws on both baptismal imagery (Galatians 3:27) and the Adam-Christ typology, where the 'new man' is the restored Adamic humanity recreated in the image of the Creator (Colossians 3:10). The specific attributes — righteousness and holiness of truth — are not human achievements but the ontological character of the new nature itself, a nature that the believer appropriates through progressive transformation. The verse is central in Christian ethics for grounding moral exhortation in prior indicative statements about identity: 'be what you are' rather than 'achieve what you are not.'
Other Translations
and put on the new man, that after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.
And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.
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