Ephesians 4:22-24

The New Life

²² to _o put off _p your old self, ₁ which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through _q deceitful desires, ²³ and _r to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, ²⁴ and to put on _s the new self, _t created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

1. Cross References
   Colossians 3:8
   But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
   Hebrews 12:1
   Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.
   James 1:21
   Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
   1 Peter 2:1
   So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
   
2. Cross References
   Romans 6:6
   We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
   Colossians 3:9
   Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices
   
3. Cross References
   Hebrews 3:13
   But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "today," that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
   
4. Cross References
   Romans 12:2
   Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
   
5. Cross References
   Romans 6:4
   We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
   
6. Cross References
   Ephesians 2:10
   For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.