Ephesians 4:17
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The Christian’s Walk
17 (A)So I say this, and affirm in the Lord, (B)that you are to no longer walk just as the [a]Gentiles also walk, in the (C)futility of their minds,
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- Ephesians 4:17 I.e., unbelieving Gentiles
Ephesians 4:17
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The Christian’s Walk
17 So this I say, and solemnly affirm together with the Lord [as in His presence], that you must no longer live as the [unbelieving] Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds [and in the foolishness and emptiness of their souls],
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Ephesians 2:3
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3 Among them [a]we too all (A)previously lived in (B)the lusts of our flesh, [b]indulging the desires of the flesh and of the [c]mind, and were (C)by nature (D)children of wrath, (E)just as the rest.
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- Ephesians 2:3 I.e., Jewish believers
- Ephesians 2:3 Lit doing
- Ephesians 2:3 Lit thoughts
Ephesians 2:3
Amplified Bible
3 Among these [unbelievers] we all once lived in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by the sinful self], indulging the desires of [a]human nature [without the Holy Spirit] and [the impulses] of the [sinful] mind. We were, by nature, children [under the sentence] of [God’s] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind].
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- Ephesians 2:3 Lit flesh.
Romans 8:7-8
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7 because the mind [a]set on the flesh is (A)hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, 8 and those who are (B)in the flesh cannot please God.
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- Romans 8:7 Lit of the
Romans 8:7-8
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7 the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot, 8 and those who are in the flesh [living a life that caters to sinful appetites and impulses] cannot please God.
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Isaiah 55:7
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7
Let the wicked leave (behind) his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion (mercy) on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
Isaiah 65:2
New American Standard Bible
2 (A)I have spread out My hands all day long to a (B)rebellious people,
Who walk in the way which is not good, [a]following their own (C)thoughts,
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- Isaiah 65:2 Lit after
Isaiah 65:2
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2
“I have spread out My hands all the day long to a rebellious and stubborn people,
Who walk in the way that is not good, [following] after their own thoughts and intentions,
Isaiah 55:8-9
New American Standard Bible
8 “For My thoughts are not (A)your thoughts,
Nor are (B)your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
9 “For (C)as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8-9
Amplified Bible
8
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
9
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
Ephesians 2:3
New American Standard Bible
3 Among them [a]we too all (A)previously lived in (B)the lusts of our flesh, [b]indulging the desires of the flesh and of the [c]mind, and were (C)by nature (D)children of wrath, (E)just as the rest.
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- Ephesians 2:3 I.e., Jewish believers
- Ephesians 2:3 Lit doing
- Ephesians 2:3 Lit thoughts
Ephesians 2:3
Amplified Bible
3 Among these [unbelievers] we all once lived in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by the sinful self], indulging the desires of [a]human nature [without the Holy Spirit] and [the impulses] of the [sinful] mind. We were, by nature, children [under the sentence] of [God’s] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind].
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- Ephesians 2:3 Lit flesh.
Jeremiah 16:12
New American Standard Bible
12 You too have done evil, even (A)more than your forefathers; for behold, each one of you is following the (B)stubbornness of his own (C)evil heart, without listening to Me.
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Jeremiah 16:12
Amplified Bible
12 and because you have done worse [things] than your fathers. Just look, every one of you walks in the stubbornness of his own evil heart, so that you do not listen [obediently] to Me.
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Jeremiah 31:33
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33 “For (A)this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “(B)I will put My law within them and write it on their heart; and (C)I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
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Jeremiah 31:33
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33 “But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says the Lord, “I will put My law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.
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Proverbs 15:26
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26 Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,
But pleasant words are pure.
Proverbs 15:26
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26
Evil plans and thoughts of the wicked are exceedingly vile and offensive to the Lord,
But pure words are pleasant words to Him.
Psalm 94:11
New American Standard Bible
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- Psalm 94:11 Or For
Psalm 94:11
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11
The Lord knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath (vain, empty, futile).(A)
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