以弗所书 4:21

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

如果你們聽了他，在他裡面受過教導，（因為真理是在耶穌裡的，）

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
如 果 你 们 听 过 他 的 道 ， 领 了 他 的 教 ， 学 了 他 的 真 理 ，

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ In the Lord's name, I tell you this. Do not continue living like those who do not believe. Their thoughts are worth nothing. ¹⁸ They do not understand, and they know nothing, because they refuse to listen. So they cannot have the life that God gives. ¹⁹ They have lost all feeling of shame, and they use their lives for doing evil. They continually want to do all kinds of evil. ²⁰ But what you learned in Christ was not like this. ²¹ I know that you heard about him, and you are in him, so you were taught the truth that is in Jesus. ²² You were taught to leave your old self—to stop living the evil way you lived before. That old self becomes worse, because people are fooled by the evil things they want to do. ²³ But you were taught to be made new in your hearts, ²⁴ to become a new person. That new person is made to be like God—made to be truly good and holy. ²⁵ So you must stop telling lies. Tell each other the truth, because we all belong to each other in the same body. ²⁶ When you are angry, do not sin, and be sure to stop being angry before the end of the day.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

heard: Matthew 17:5, Luke 10:16, John 10:27, Acts 3:22, Acts 3:23, Hebrews 3:7, Hebrews 3:8

as: Ephesians 1:13, Psalms 45:4, Psalms 85:10, Psalms 85:11, John 1:17, John 14:6, John 14:17, 2 Corinthians 1:20, 2 Corinthians 11:10, 1 John 5:10-12, 1 John 5:20

Reciprocal: Psalms 25:5 - Lead Psalms 86:11 - Teach Psalms 119:142 - and thy Isaiah 48:17 - which teacheth Isaiah 54:13 - all Daniel 9:13 - that we Matthew 11:29 - and learn John 6:45 - And they John 17:17 - word Acts 5:42 - preach Acts 8:35 - preached 2 Corinthians 6:7 - the word Ephesians 3:2 - ye Philippians 4:12 - I am 1 Timothy 3:15 - the truth 1 John 2:27 - but

Cross-References

Genesis 4:11
And now you will be cursed in your work with the ground, the same ground where your brother's blood fell and where your hands killed him.

Genesis 4:12
You will work the ground, but it will not grow good crops for you anymore, and you will wander around on the earth."

Genesis 31:27
Why did you run away secretly and trick me? Why didn't you tell me? Then I could have sent you away with joy and singing and with the music of tambourines and harps.

Job 21:12
They sing to the music of tambourines and harps, and the sound of the flute makes them happy.

Isaiah 5:12
At their parties they have lyres, harps, tambourines, flutes, and wine. They don't see what the Lord has done or notice the work of his hands.

Amos 6:5
You make up songs on your harps, and, like David, you compose songs on musical instruments.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If so be that ye have heard him,.... Not heard him preach, but heard him preached; and that not merely externally, with the outward hearing of the ear; though oftentimes spiritual conviction and illumination, true faith in Christ, real comfort from him, and establishment and assurance of interest in him, come this way, as to these Ephesians, Ephesians 1:13 but internally, so as to know him, understand his word, and distinguish his voice; so as to approve of him and love him, and believe in him; feel the power of his Gospel, relish his truths, and obey his ordinances, and so bring forth fruit to his glory; as such do, who are quickened by him, whose ears are unstopped, and their hearts opened, and their understandings enlightened; and who have hearing ears, and understanding hearts given them:

and have been taught by him: not personally, but by his Spirit and ministers; for Christ is not only the subject of the ministry of the word, and whom the Spirit of God teaches and directs souls to for righteousness, pardon, cleansing, and for every supply of grace; but he is the efficient cause of teaching; and there is none who teaches like him: and those who are taught by him, are taught

as the truth is in Jesus; as the Gospel is in him, as in its original and subject; for he is truth itself, and grace and truth came by him; and as it was preached by him, and so is pure and unmixed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If so be that ye have heard him - If you have listened attentively to his instructions, and learned the true nature of his religion. There may be a slight and delicate doubt implied here whether they had attentively listened to his instructions. Doddridge, however, renders it, “Seeing ye have heard him;” compare notes on Ephesians 3:2.

And have been taught by him - By his Spirit, or by the ministers whom he had appointed.

As the truth is in Jesus - If you have learned the true nature of his religion as he himself taught it. What the truth was which the Lord Jesus taught, or what his principles implied, the apostle proceeds to state in the following verses.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 21. If so be that ye have heard him — ειγε, Seeing that, since indeed, ye have heard us proclaim his eternal truth; we have delivered it to you as we received it from Jesus.