EPH 4:24 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT and to put on the new man that is according to God—having been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

UST and you must start living like the new person that God created you in his own image to be. He created you to live in the right way with each other and with himself, in the true way of Jesus.

BSB and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

BLB and to have put on the new man, having been created according to God in righteousness and holiness of truth.

AICNT and put on the new person, created according to God in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

OEB and that you must clothe yourselves in that new nature which was created to resemble God, with the righteousness and holiness springing from the truth.

WEBBE and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET and to put on the new man who has been created in God’s image – in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth.

LSV and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.

FBV and put on your new nature that God created so you will be like him, right and holy in the truth.

TCNT and to put on the new self, created according to the image of God in true righteousness and holiness.

T4T and that you must start being [MET] the new persons that God made you to become. That is, your behavior must be righteous and truly/genuinely devout.

LEB and put on the new man (in accordance with God), who is created in righteousness and holiness from the truth.

BBE And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.

Moff putting on the new nature, that divine pattern which has been created in the upright and pious character of the Truth.

Wymth with that new and better self which has been created to resemble God in the righteousness and holiness which come from the truth.

ASV and put on the new man, that after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

DRA And put on the new man, who according to God is created in justice and holiness of truth.

YLT and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.

Drby and [your] having put on the new man, which according to [fn]God is created in truthful righteousness and holiness.

4.24 Elohim

RV and put on the new man, which after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
(and put on the new man, which after God hath/has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth. )

SLT And to put on the new man, created according to God in justice and sanctity of truth.

Wbstr And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

KJB-1769 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
(And that ye/you_all put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. )

KJB-1611 And that yee put on that new man, which after God is created in righteousnesse, and [fn]true holinesse.
(And that ye/you_all put on that new man, which after God is created in righteousness, and true holiness.)

4:24 Or, holines of trueth.

Bshps And to put on that newe man, which after God is shapen, in righteousnesse & holynesse of trueth.
(And to put on that new man, which after God is shapen, in righteousness and holiness of truth.)

Gnva And put on ye new man, which after God is created vnto righteousnes, and true holines.
(And put on ye/you_all new man, which after God is created unto righteousness, and true holines. )

Cvdl and put on that new man, which is shapen after God, in true righteousnes and holynes.
(and put on that new man, which is shapen after God, in true righteousness and holiness.)

TNT and put on that newe man which after the ymage of God is shapen in ryghtewesnes and true holynes.
(and put on that new man which after the image of God is shapen in ryghtewesnes and true holiness. )

Wycl and clothe ye the newe man, which is maad aftir God in riytwisnesse and hoolynesse of treuthe.
(and clothe ye/you_all the new man, which is made after God in righteousness and wholeyness of truth.)

Luth und ziehet den neuen Menschen an, der nach GOtt geschaffen ist in rechtschaffener Gerechtigkeit und Heiligkeit.
(and pulls the new people an, the/of_the after God created/made is in righteouser justice and holiness.)

ClVg et induite novum hominem, qui secundum Deum creatus est in justitia, et sanctitate veritatis.[fn]
(and induite new man, who/which after/second God created it_is in/into/on justice, and sanctitate to_the_truths. )

4.24 Qui secundum Deum creatus est. Conceptus est enim in utero virginali, opere Spiritus sancti de semine mulieris sine semine viri. Hoc novum fuit; unde Jeremias: Novum faciet Dominus super terram: Mulier circumdabit virum in gremio uteri sui Jer. 31..

4.24 Who after/second God created it_is. Conceptus it_is because in/into/on the_womb virginali, by_work Spirit holy from/about with_seed woman's without with_seed men. This new it_was; from_where/who Yeremias: Novum will_do Master over the_earth/land: Woman circumdabit husband in/into/on gremio uteri self Yer. 31..

UGNT καὶ ἐνδύσασθαι τὸν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον τὸν κατὰ Θεὸν, κτισθέντα ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας.
(kai endusasthai ton kainon anthrōpon ton kata Theon, ktisthenta en dikaiosunaʸ kai hosiotaʸti taʸs alaʸtheias.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἐνδύσασθαι τὸν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον τὸν κατὰ θεὸν κτισθέντα ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας.
(kai endusasthai ton kainon anthrōpon ton kata theon ktisthenta en dikaiosunaʸ kai hosiotaʸti taʸs alaʸtheias.)

RP-GNT καὶ ἐνδύσασθαι τὸν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον, τὸν κατὰ θεὸν κτισθέντα ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας.
(kai endusasthai ton kainon anthrōpon, ton kata theon ktisthenta en dikaiosunaʸ kai hosiotaʸti taʸs alaʸtheias.)

TC-GNT καὶ ἐνδύσασθαι τὸν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον, τὸν κατὰ Θεὸν κτισθέντα ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας.
(kai endusasthai ton kainon anthrōpon, ton kata Theon ktisthenta en dikaiosunaʸ kai hosiotaʸti taʸs alaʸtheias. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:17–32: We should change our behavior

Paul urged the Christians to stop doing the evil deeds that they used to do before they knew God. He urged them to start doing the good things that people who know Christ should do. He gave examples of old (former) behavior that they must stop doing, for example: lying, theft, anger and slander. Instead they must be kind, tender and forgiving.

Here are some other examples for a heading for this section:

Live as God’s people (GW)

The old life and the new life (CEV)

Don’t live as pagans but as God’s people

4:24a

and to put on the new self, created to be like God

They also taught you to start behaving/acting like the new people that God made you to be—with a character like his character.
God has given you a new character that is like his own character. So behave according to this new character.

to put on the new self: The clause put on the new self is a figure of speech. It means to “start behaving like the new person God made you to be (when you became a Christian).” Just like a person puts on new, clean clothes, so we are to start living a new, clean life. This is the same image as “put off your old self” in 4:22a.

You should translate it in a way that is consistent with how you translated 4:22a.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

to become a new person (GW)

make you into a new person (CEV)

created to be like God: This is a passive clause. If it is more natural in your language to use an active verb, you can say:

which God created/made to be like himself

God created your new self to be like himself

4:24b

in true righteousness and holiness.

Be truly righteous and holy.
You should be truly upright and pure of sin.

in true righteousness and holiness: There are two issues which you must decide before you translate this part of the verse.

The first issue is how this phrase is connected to 4:24a. The SSA considers this phrase to state the ways in which the new man is to be like God. He is to be truly righteous and truly holy. A good model to follow is the NCV which says:

^24aThat new person is made to be like God—^24bmade to be truly good and holy (NCV)

The second issue to decide is how the word true is connected to righteousness and holiness. A literal English translation of the Greek text is “in righteousness and holiness of the truth.” Scholars differ about how to connect “truth” to righteousness and holiness. Some of the main alternatives are:

Truth goes with both righteousness and holiness. For example:
truly righteous and holy (GW) (BSB, NIV, RSV, NLT, GW, NCV)
Truth goes with only holiness. For example:
in righteousness and true holiness (KJV) (CEV, KJV)
Truth is the source of righteousness and holiness. For example:
in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth (NET) (NET, UBS)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1) and the majority of English versions.

In many languages it will not be clear to translate the phrase in true righteousness and holiness literally. It may be best to begin a new sentence instead. For example:

Your behavior should be truly righteous and holy.

righteousness and holiness: The words righteousness and holiness are very similar in meaning. The word righteousness means “morally upright,” “straight,” “pleasing to God.” Another way righteousness has been translated is:

upright (GNT)

See righteous in the Glossary for more information.

holiness: The word holiness means “morally clean and pure.” See how you translated “holy” in 2:21b and 3:5c. See holy, Meaning 5 in the Glossary.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας

in righteousness (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐνδύσασθαι τόν καινόν ἄνθρωπον τόν κατά Θεόν κτισθέντα ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καί ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the words righteousness, holiness, and truth, you could express the same ideas with verbal forms. Alternate translation: [truly righteous and holy]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐνδύσασθαι τὸν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον

˓to˒_dress_in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐνδύσασθαι τόν καινόν ἄνθρωπον τόν κατά Θεόν κτισθέντα ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καί ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας)

Paul continues to speak of a way of living as if it were a person, and also as if it were clothing, so that one could put on the new person like a robe. Alternate translation: [be the new person] or [start living in the new way]

Parallel EPH 4:24

Section 4:17–32: We should change our behavior

4:24a

4:24b