Ephesians 4:21

If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

Cross-reference

Ephesians 1:13 Related theme

Ephesians 1:13 describes hearing the word of truth and believing — the same process of learning Christ that Ephesians 4:21 assumes has happened.

Ephesians 3:2 uses the same 'if you have heard' phrase about Paul's stewardship; here it is about hearing Christ himself.

Matthew 17:5 commands 'listen to him' — the same Jesus Paul says believers have heard and been taught in.

John 1:17 Parallel

John 1:17 declares that grace and truth came through Jesus — directly connecting to 'the truth is in Jesus' in Ephesians 4:21.

John 14:6 Parallel

John 14:6 identifies Jesus as the truth — the same truth that Ephesians 4:21 says is in Jesus.

Acts 3:22 Prophetic fulfillment

Acts 3:22 quotes Moses foretelling a prophet like him to listen to — this is the Jesus whom Ephesians 4:21 says they have heard and been taught.

In 2 Corinthians 11:10, Paul says 'the truth of Christ is in me', a direct verbal parallel to 'truth is in Jesus' in Ephesians.

John 6:45 Allusion

John 6:45 quotes the prophecy that all will be taught by God; here that teaching is realized in Christ.

Acts 3:23 Contrast

Acts 3:23 warns that those who do not listen to that prophet will be destroyed — contrasting with the assumption in Ephesians 4:21 that they have heard and learned.

1 John 5:20 Parallel

In 1 John 5:20, we are in him who is true, Jesus Christ — reinforcing that truth is personally embodied in Jesus as in Ephesians.

In 1 John 5:10-12, eternal life is in the Son, just as truth is in Jesus — both locate divine reality exclusively in Christ.

1 John 2:27 Parallel

1 John 2:27 speaks of the Spirit's anointing that teaches believers, echoing the 'taught in him' concept from Ephesians, though focusing on internal divine instruction.

John 17:17 Parallel

John 17:17 identifies God's word as truth; here that truth is personified in Jesus.

Luke 10:16 Parallel

Luke 10:16 equates hearing the apostles with hearing Christ — the same Christ Paul says believers have heard and been taught.

Matthew 11:29 invites learning from Christ; Paul affirms believers have been taught in him — a parallel call and fulfillment.

Acts 8:35 Parallel

Acts 8:35 describes Philip teaching the good news about Jesus; here believers have received such teaching.

Acts 5:42 Parallel

Acts 5:42 shows apostles teaching that Jesus is the Christ; here believers have been taught this same truth.

Psalm 86:11 Parallel

In Psalm 86:11, the psalmist prays to walk in God's truth, paralleling the instruction in truth that comes through Christ.

1 Timothy 3:15 calls the church the pillar of truth; here that truth is founded in Jesus.

In Isaiah 48:17, the Lord teaches his people, similar to being taught in Christ — both present God as the teacher of truth.