Ephesians 4:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:20-24

In Christ the transition effected from the old man to the new man. The apostle represents "believers" as having "learned Christ," not as having learned about him, but as having reached the true knowledge of him, having heard his voice and having been taught by him, as to "the truth as it is in Jesus"—a truth that carried them far apart from the frightful license of the heathen. We now understand the exact import of this truth. It is to put off the old man and put on the new man. It is, in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:20-24

The true method of studying Christianity. "But ye have not so learned Christ; if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness." These verses, including those back to the seventeenth, contain a general... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:22

That ye put off, as concerning the former conversation, the old man. The sum of Christ's practical lessons is given in two particulars—putting off and putting on. The change is very decided and very complete. It is emphatically personal ; not a mere change of opinions or of religious observances, but of life, habit, character; not altering a few things, but first putting off the man as we put off a garment. "It is a change which brings the mind under the government of truth, and gives... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:22

That ye put off - That you lay aside, or renounce. The manner in which the apostle states those duties, renders it not improbable that there had been some instruction among them of a contrary character, and that it is possible there had been some teachers there who had not enforced, as they should bare done, the duties of practical religion.Concerning the former conversation - The word “conversation” here means conduct - as it commonly does in the Bible; see the notes, 2 Corinthians 1:12. The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 4:20-24

Ephesians 4:20-24. But ye Believers at Ephesus; have not so learned Christ Or Christianity; that is, ye cannot act thus, now ye are acquainted with Christ and his gospel, which, you know, allows of no sin. If so be Or rather, seeing that, as ει γε , it seems, should be here rendered; ye have heard him Teaching you inwardly by his Spirit, as well as outwardly by his word; and have been taught by him Have been instructed in his religion; as the truth is in Jesus According to his... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:17-32

The old and the new standards (4:17-32)Although believers have entered a new life through Christ, they still live in a society that does not know God and whose moral outlook is darkened by its ungodliness. The less Christian influence there is in the society, the lower the moral standards are. Christians, however, should not behave according to the commonly accepted practices of society. People without God, through repeatedly ignoring the warnings of conscience, can easily lose those feelings... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 4:22

put off = put away. See Romans 13:12 . concerning . App-104 . former . Greek. proteros. Only here as adjective conversation . Greek. anastrophe. Compare Galatians 1:1 , Galatians 1:13 . the old man . The old (Adam) nature. See Romans 6:6 . man . App-123 . corrupt = being corrupted. Greek. phtheiro. Compare 1Cor. Eph 15:33 . the deceitful lusts = the desires of the deceit (Greek. apate) . Here, the desires of the deceiver, as in Ephesians 4:14 "the error" is used for the cause of it,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:22

Ephesians 4:22. That ye put off, &c.— The verbs put off, be renewed, and put on, in this and the following verses, are in the infinitive mood; which shews their connection with the preceding words, and that the sense is, "Ye have been instructed to put off the old man, to be renewed, to put on," &c. As particular dispositions of mind are sometimes expressed by particular garments, when a man appears in them; so the whole of a good or bad character may be represented by a complete dress;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:22

22. That ye—following "Ye have been taught" (Ephesians 4:21). concerning the former conversation—"in respect to your former way of life." the old man—your old unconverted nature (Romans 6:6). is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts—rather, "which is being corrupted ('perisheth,' compare Galatians 6:8, 'corruption,' that is, destruction) according to (that is, as might be expected from) the lusts of deceit." Deceit is personified; lusts are its servants and tools. In contrast to "the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 4:17-32

2. Walking in holiness 4:17-32In the first part of this chapter Paul stressed the importance of living in unity in the church. He turned next to the importance of living in holiness."The Bible was written to be obeyed, and not simply studied, and this is why the words ’therefore’ and ’wherefore’ are repeated so often in the second half of Ephesians (Ephesians 4:1; Ephesians 4:17; Ephesians 4:25; Ephesians 5:1; Ephesians 5:7; Ephesians 5:14; Ephesians 5:17; Ephesians 5:24)." [Note: Wiersbe,... read more

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