OET interlinear EPH 4:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατὰ τὴν προτέραν ἀναστροφὴν

˓to˒_put_away you_all according_to your earlier conduct

Paul is speaking of moral qualities as if they were pieces of clothing. Alternate translation: [You must stop living according to your former manner of life]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατὰ τὴν προτέραν ἀναστροφὴν τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον

˓to˒_put_away you_all according_to your earlier conduct the old person

Paul is speaking of a way of living as if it were a person. Alternate translation: [You must stop doing the things that your former self did] or [Stop doing the things that you used to do]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον

the old person

The old man refers to the “old nature” or “former self,” the way that the person was before the person became a believer in Christ

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

τὸν φθειρόμενον κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης

the which ˓being˒_corrupted according_to the desires ¬the ˱of˲_seduction

Paul is continuing to speak of a sinful way of living as if it were a person who does evil things. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [when you fooled yourself into thinking that it was good to do whatever evil thing that you wanted to do]