^4:17So I say this, and insist²³ in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility²⁴ of their thinking.²⁵^4:18They are darkened in their understanding,²⁶ being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. ^4:19Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.²⁷^4:20But you did not learn about Christ like this,

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Footnotes

23 On the translation of μαρτύρομαι (marturomai) as “insist” see 2.
24 On the translation of ματαιότης (mataiotēs) as “futility” see
25 Or “thoughts,” “mind.”
26 In the Greek text this clause is actually subordinate to περιπατεῖ (peripatei) in v. 17. It was broken up in the English translation so as to avoid an unnecessarily long and cumbersome statement.
27 Greediness refers to an increasing desire for more and more. The point is that sinful passions and desires are never satisfied.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. But that is not the way you learned Christ!—

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.

That, however, is not the way of life you learned

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thoughts. They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts. They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.

But that is not how you came to know Christ,

NLTNew Living Translation

With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him. They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity.

But that isn’t what you learned about Christ.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

This therefore I say and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the Gentiles walk: in the futility of their mind, being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart, who, becoming callous, gave themselves over to licentiousness, for the pursuit of all uncleanness in greediness.

But you did not learn Christ in this way,

KJV 1900King James Version

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But ye have not so learned Christ;

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