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Ephesians 4:24
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Ephesian congregation, moving from the call to put off the old self (v. 22) to the positive command of what to put on, immediately followed by the practical demand to speak truth (v. 25).
The words — καινόν (kainon) means qualitatively new, the same word used for the New Covenant and New Creation, not merely "young" or "recent" (which would be νέος). It marks the new self as a different kind of thing, not a repaired version of the old.
The thread — Colossians 3:10 uses the same "new man" language and adds that this self "is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator"; 2 Corinthians 5:17 names it "a new creation," and Romans 13:14 frames the parallel as clothing oneself with Christ.
Why it lands — The new self is "created" (passive sense: created by God), so the reader's task is reception and putting on, not fabrication. Righteousness and holiness belong to the created thing, not to the human effort of producing them.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Cross-references
- Colossians 3:10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- Romans 13:14 Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
- Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- Romans 6:4 We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.
- Ephesians 6:11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- Romans 13:12 The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
- 2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
- 1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.