rsv Ephesians:4:17-5 SEEK
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Now this I affirm and testify in the Lord ,
that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do ,
in the futility of their minds ;
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they are darkened in their understanding ,
alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them ,
due to their hardness of heart ;
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they have become callous and have given themselves up to licentiousness ,
greedy to practice every kind of uncleanness .
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You did not so learn Christ !--
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assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him ,
as the truth is in Jesus .
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Put off your old nature which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful lusts ,
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and be renewed in the spirit of your minds ,
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and put on the new nature ,
created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness .
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Therefore ,
putting away falsehood ,
let every one speak the truth with his neighbor ,
for we are members one of another .
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Be angry but do not sin ;
do not let the sun go down on your anger ,
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and give no opportunity to the devil .
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Let the thief no longer steal ,
but rather let him labor ,
doing honest work with his hands ,
so that he may be able to give to those in need .
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Let no evil talk come out of your mouths ,
but only such as is good for edifying ,
as fits the occasion ,
that it may impart grace to those who hear .
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And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God ,
in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption .
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Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you ,
with all malice ,
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and be kind to one another ,
tenderhearted ,
forgiving one another ,
as God in Christ forgave you .