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Berean Standard Bible

“to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;”

Ephesians 4:22

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In the second half of Ephesians, Paul moves from what God has done to how believers should live. He tells the Gentile readers not to live as the pagans do, with darkened minds and hardened hearts.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

World English Bible (WEB)

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

King James Version (KJV)

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

American Standard Version (ASV)

that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

you are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man person, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

A que dejéis, cuanto á la pasada manera de vivir, el viejo hombre que está viciado conforme á los deseos de error;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por ello, quítense, como si se tratara de ropa vieja, su naturaleza tan corrompida por los malos deseos.

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