Ephesians 4:17
New King James Version
The New Man
17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should (A)no longer walk as [a]the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,
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- Ephesians 4:17 NU omits the rest of
Ephesians 4:17
New American Standard Bible
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
Amplified Bible
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 4:17
New International Version
Instructions for Christian Living
17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer(A) live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.(B)
Ephesians 4:17
King James Version
17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
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Psalm 94:11
New King James Version
11 The Lord (A)knows the thoughts of man,
That they are futile.
Psalm 94:11
New American Standard Bible
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- Psalm 94:11 Or For
Psalm 94:11
Amplified Bible
11
The Lord knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath (vain, empty, futile).(A)
Psalm 94:11
New International Version
Psalm 94:11
King James Version
11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
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Proverbs 15:26
New King James Version
26 (A)The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,
(B)But the words of the pure are pleasant.
Proverbs 15:26
New American Standard Bible
26 Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,
But pleasant words are pure.
Proverbs 15:26
Amplified Bible
26
Evil plans and thoughts of the wicked are exceedingly vile and offensive to the Lord,
But pure words are pleasant words to Him.
Proverbs 15:26
New International Version
Proverbs 15:26
King James Version
26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
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Isaiah 55:7
New King James Version
7 (A)Let the [a]wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man (B)his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
(C)And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
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- Isaiah 55:7 Lit. man of iniquity
Isaiah 55:7
Amplified Bible
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 55:7
King James Version
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
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Ephesians 2:3
New King James Version
3 (A)among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in (B)the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and (C)were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
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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.
Ephesians 2:3
New International Version
3 All of us also lived among them at one time,(A) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a](B) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.
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- Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
Ephesians 2:3
King James Version
3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
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