Ephesians 4:17
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17 So I declare and testify in the Lord that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds;(A)
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Ephesians 4:22-23
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22 that you should put away the old self of your former way of life, corrupted through deceitful desires,(A) 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your minds,(B)
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1 Peter 1:14
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14 Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance[a]
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- 1:14–16 The ignorance here referred to (1 Pt 1:14) was their former lack of knowledge of God, leading inevitably to godless conduct. Holiness (1 Pt 1:15–16), on the contrary, is the result of their call to the knowledge and love of God.
Ephesians 5:10
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10 Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.(A)
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Ephesians 5:17
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17 Therefore, do not continue in ignorance, but try to understand what is the will of the Lord.
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Philippians 1:10
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10 to discern what is of value, so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,(A)
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