Ephesians 4:22 Cross References
Ephesians 4:22
22: throw off your old evil nature and your former way of life, which is rotten through and through, full of lust and deception.
Romans 6:6
- Our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.
Hebrews 12:1
- Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily hinders our progress. And let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us.
James 1:21
- So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.
1 Peter 2:1
- So get rid of all malicious behavior and deceit. Don't just pretend to be good! Be done with hypocrisy and jealousy and backstabbing.
- You must crave pure spiritual milk so that you can grow into the fullness of your salvation. Cry out for this nourishment as a baby cries for milk,
Hebrews 3:13
- You must warn each other every day, as long as it is called "today," so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.
Ephesians 4:25
- So put away all falsehood and "tell your neighbor the truth" because we belong to each other.
Colossians 3:7
- You used to do them when your life was still part of this world.
- But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.
- Don't lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old evil nature and all its wicked deeds.
Ephesians 4:17
- With the Lord's authority let me say this: Live no longer as the ungodly do, for they are hopelessly confused.
Titus 3:3
- Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled by others and became slaves to many wicked desires and evil pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy. We hated others, and they hated us.
1 Peter 4:3
- You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy--their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.
2 Peter 2:13
- Their destruction is their reward for the harm they have done. They love to indulge in evil pleasures in broad daylight. They are a disgrace and a stain among you. They revel in deceitfulness while they feast with you.
1 Peter 1:18
- For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver.
Job 22:23
- If you return to the Almighty and clean up your life, you will be restored.
Colossians 2:11
- When you came to Christ, you were "circumcised," but not by a physical procedure. It was a spiritual procedure--the cutting away of your sinful nature.
Ezekiel 18:30
- "Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign LORD. Turn from your sins! Don't let them destroy you!
- Put all your rebellion behind you, and get for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?
- I don't want you to die, says the Sovereign LORD. Turn back and live!
Proverbs 11:18
- Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last.
Ephesians 2:3
- All of us used to live that way, following the passions and desires of our evil nature. We were born with an evil nature, and we were under God's anger just like everyone else.
2 Peter 2:7
- But at the same time, God rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a good man who was sick of all the immorality and wickedness around him.
Obadiah 1:3
- You are proud because you live in a rock fortress and make your home high in the mountains. `Who can ever reach us way up here?' you ask boastfully. Don't fool yourselves!
1 Samuel 1:14
- "Must you come here drunk?" he demanded. "Throw away your wine!"
Galatians 1:13
- You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion--how I violently persecuted the Christians. I did my best to get rid of them.
Jeremiah 49:16
- You are proud that you inspire fear in others. And you are proud because you live in a rock fortress and hide high in the mountains. But don't fool yourselves! Though you live among the peaks with the eagles, I will bring you crashing down," says the LORD.
Romans 7:11
- Sin took advantage of the law and fooled me; it took the good law and used it to make me guilty of death.
James 1:26
- If you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue, you are just fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.