Ephesians 4:20

Amplified Bible

But you did not learn Christ in this way!

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
But that way of life is nothing like what you learned when you came to know Christ.

Revised Standard Version
You did not so learn Christ! --

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But ye have not so learned Christ

Hebrew Names Version
But you did not learn Messiah that way;

New American Standard Bible
But you did not learn Christ in this way,

New Century Version
But what you learned in Christ was not like this.

Update Bible Version
But you did not so learn Christ;

Webster's Bible Translation
But ye have not so learned Christ;

English Standard Version
But that is not the way you learned Christ!—

World English Bible
But you did not learn Christ that way;

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But ye have not so learned Christ; Since ye have heard him,

Weymouth's New Testament
But these are not the lessons which you have learned from Christ;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But ye han not so lerud Crist, if netheles ye herden hym,

English Revised Version
But ye did not so learn Christ;

Berean Standard Bible
But this is not the way you came to know Christ.

Contemporary English Version
But that isn't what you were taught about Jesus Christ. He is the truth, and you heard about him and learned about him.

American Standard Version
But ye did not so learn Christ;

Bible in Basic English
For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;

Complete Jewish Bible
But this is not the lesson you learned from the Messiah!

Darby Translation
But *ye* have not thus learnt the Christ,

International Standard Version
However, that is not the way you came to know Christ.

Etheridge Translation
But you have not thus learned the Meshiha,

Murdock Translation
But ye have not so learned the Messiah;

King James Version (1611)
But ye haue not so learned Christ:

New Living Translation
But that isn't what you learned about Christ.

New Life Bible
But you did not learn anything like this from Christ.

New Revised Standard
That is not the way you learned Christ!

Geneva Bible (1587)
But yee haue not so learned Christ,

George Lamsa Translation
But that is not what you have been taught about Christ;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ye, however, have, not thus, learned the Christ: -

Douay-Rheims Bible
But you have not so learned Christ:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But ye haue not so learned Christe.

Good News Translation
That was not what you learned about Christ!

Christian Standard Bible®
But that is not how you came to know Christ,

King James Version
But ye have not so learned Christ;

Lexham English Bible
But you did not learn Christ in this way,

Literal Translation
But you have not so learned Christ,

Young's Literal Translation
and ye did not so learn the Christ,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But ye haue not so learned Christ,

Mace New Testament (1729)
but you have learned other things from Christ,

THE MESSAGE
But that's no life for you. You learned Christ! My assumption is that you have paid careful attention to him, been well instructed in the truth precisely as we have it in Jesus. Since, then, we do not have the excuse of ignorance, everything—and I do mean everything—connected with that old way of life has to go. It's rotten through and through. Get rid of it! And then take on an entirely new way of life—a God-fashioned life, a life renewed from the inside and working itself into your conduct as God accurately reproduces his character in you.

New English Translation
But you did not learn about Christ like this,

New King James Version
But you have not so learned Christ,

Simplified Cowboy Version
But that isn't what Jesus taught us.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But you did not learn Christ in this way,

Legacy Standard Bible
But you did not learn Christ in this way—

Contextual Overview

¹⁷So this I say, and solemnly affirm together with the Lord [as in His presence], that you must no longer live as the [unbelieving] Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds [and in the foolishness and emptiness of their souls], ¹⁸for their [moral] understanding is darkened and their reasoning is clouded; [they are] alienated and self-banished from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the [willful] ignorance and spiritual blindness that is [deep-seated] within them, because of the hardness and insensitivity of their heart. ¹⁹And they, [the ungodly in their spiritual apathy], having become callous and unfeeling, have given themselves over [as prey] to unbridled sensuality, eagerly craving the practice of every kind of impurity [that their desires may demand]. ²⁰But you did not learn Christ in this way!²¹If in fact you have [really] heard Him and have been taught by Him, just as truth is in Jesus [revealed in His life and personified in Him], ²²that, regarding your previous way of life, you put off your old self [completely discard your former nature], which is being corrupted through deceitful desires, ²³and be continually renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh, untarnished mental and spiritual attitude], ²⁴and put on the new self [the regenerated and renewed nature], created in God's image, [godlike] in the righteousness and holiness of the truth [living in a way that expresses to God your gratitude for your salvation]. ²⁵Therefore, rejecting all falsehood [whether lying, defrauding, telling half-truths, spreading rumors, any such as these], SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are all parts of one another [and we are all parts of the body of Christ]. ²⁶BE ANGRY [at sin—at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], YET DO NOT SIN; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor allow it to] last until the sun goes down.

Bible Verse Review
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Luke 24:47, John 6:45, Romans 6:1, Romans 6:2, 2 Corinthians 5:14, 2 Corinthians 5:15, Titus 2:11-14, 1 John 2:27

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Cross-References

Genesis 4:2
And [later] she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept the flocks [of sheep and goats], but Cain cultivated the ground.

Genesis 4:4
But Abel brought [an offering of] the [finest] firstborn of his flock and the fat portions. And the LORD had respect (regard) for Abel and for his offering;

Genesis 4:5
but for Cain and his offering He had no respect. So Cain became extremely angry (indignant), and he looked annoyed and hostile.

Genesis 4:9
Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he [lied and] said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

Genesis 4:10
The LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's [innocent] blood is crying out to Me from the ground [for justice].

Genesis 4:11
"And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's [shed] blood from your hand.

Genesis 4:12
"When you cultivate the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength [it will resist producing good crops] for you; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond [roaming aimlessly] on the earth [in perpetual exile without a home, a degraded outcast]."

Genesis 4:21
His brother's name was Jubal; he became the father of all those [musicians] who play the lyre and flute.

Genesis 25:27
When the boys grew up, Esau was an able and skilled hunter, a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was a quiet and peaceful man, living in tents.

John 8:44
"You are of your father the devil, and it is your will to practice the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and half-truths.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But ye have not so learned Christ,.... Some distinguish these words, and make two propositions of them, "but ye not so", or "ye are not so, ye have learned Christ"; the first of these propositions has respect to what goes before, and suggests that regenerate persons are not as other men: they do not walk in the vanity of their minds as others, their minds are not empty and vain; but are filled with God, with a saving knowledge of God in Christ, with the fear and love of God, and with Christ, with a spiritual knowledge of him, with faith in him and love to him, and with the Spirit, with his graces and fruits of righteousness; and though there is a great deal of vanity, instability, treachery, and sinfulness in them, yet their walk and the course of their conversation is not according to this: nor are their understandings darkened as others; they are enlightened to see their lost state and condition by nature, the plague of their own hearts, the insufficiency of their own righteousness, the way of life and salvation by Christ, and that salvation from first to last is all of grace; they have some light into the doctrines of the gospel, and have some glimpse of glory; and their light is of an increasing nature: they are not alienated from the life of God as others, but live a life of communion with him, a life of faith upon him, and a life of holiness according to his mind; they are not past feeling as others, they are sensible of sin, and are often pressed down with the weight of it, and groan, being burdened by it; they cannot sin with that delight and pleasure as others do, nor will they plead for it, but confess it with shame and sorrow; nor do they give up themselves to it, and continue in it, and in an insatiable pursuit of it: the reason of all which is, they "have learned Christ": so as to know him as God over all blessed for ever; as the Lord and heir of all things; as the Alpha and Omega of the covenant of grace; as intrusted with all that is near and dear to his Father; as the Father's free gift to men, and as the sinner's Saviour; as the way of access to God and acceptance with him; as the church's head and husband; as the saints' prophet, priest, and King, and as the only Mediator between God and men; and so as to receive him, believe in him, and commit their souls unto him; and so as to embrace his truths, and submit to his ordinances: and this lesson they learn, not in the book and school of nature, nor of carnal reason, nor of the law; but in the book of the covenant, and of the Scripture; and in the school of the church, and under the ministry of the Gospel; for the ministers of the Gospel are the instructors, the instruments of teaching; though the Spirit of God is the efficient cause, the anointing which teacheth all things, and leads into all truth, as it is in Jesus: and this lesson being truly learnt, will teach men to walk differently from others; to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But ye have not so learned Christ - You have been taught a different thing by Christ; you have been taught that his religion requires you to abandon such a course of life.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 20. But ye have not so learned Christ — Ye have received the doctrines of Christianity, and therefore are taught differently; ye have received the Spirit of Christ, and therefore are saved from such dispositions. Some would point and translate the original thus: Ὑμεις δε ουχ οὑτως· εμαθετε τον Χριστον· But ye are not thus; ye have learned Christ.