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17 Now this I affirm and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds,
18 they are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to the hardness of their heart;
19 and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality, greedy for the practice of every kind of impurity.
20 But you did not learn Christ in this way,
21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus.
22 You were taught, with regard to your former manner of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful lusts;
23 and be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
24 and put on the new nature, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
25 Therefore, laying aside falsehood, each one of you must speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
26 Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
27 and do not give the devil an opportunity.
28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but rather must labor, doing useful work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with those in need.
29 Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building others up according to the need of the moment, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.