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Berean Standard Bible

“So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.”

Ephesians 4:17

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After three chapters of describing what God has done, Paul turns in Ephesians 4 to how believers should live. He begins with a firm contrast between the old life and the new.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

World English Bible (WEB)

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

King James Version (KJV)

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

American Standard Version (ASV)

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

This, then, I say, and I testify in the Lord; you are no more to walk, as also the other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Esto pues digo, y requiero en el Señor, que no andéis más como los otros Gentiles, que andan en la vanidad de su sentido,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por eso les digo e insisto de parte del Señor que no vivan ya como los paganos: ciegos y confundidos.

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