Ephesians 4:22
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Cross-references
Ephesians 4:25 applies the put-off-old-self command by specifically naming falsehood as a vice to be removed, showing practical outworking.
Ephesians 4:17 warns against walking like Gentiles, providing the immediate context for the command to put off the old self.
Ephesians 2:3 describes the former life of fleshly desires and wrath, defining what the old self is that must be put off.
Ephesians 2:2 describes the former walk following the world's course — the very lifestyle the old self belongs to, now to be discarded.
Ephesians 5:11 commands not to participate in works of darkness, which is a practical outworking of putting off the old self's deceitful desires.
1 Peter 4:3 lists the Gentile lifestyle of sensuality and idolatry, specifying the old self's corrupt behavior.
1 Peter 2:1 commands putting away specific sins like malice and deceit, directly echoing the call to put off the old self.
1 Peter 1:18 speaks of being ransomed from futile inherited ways, revealing the redemption that enables putting off the old self.
James 1:21 parallels the put-off by calling for removal of filthiness and wickedness, linked to receiving the implanted word.
Hebrews 3:13 warns against sin's deceitfulness hardening hearts, mirroring the deceitful desires that corrupt the old self.
Titus 3:3 describes the former life of being led astray by passions, directly echoing the old self we must put off.
Colossians 3:9 uses the exact same 'put off the old self' phrase, making a direct parallel in Paul's teaching.
Colossians 3:8 lists specific vices to put away, concretely applying the put-off command as in Ephesians.
Colossians 3:7 says believers once walked in those sins, directly paralleling the 'former manner of life' in Ephesians 4:22.
Colossians 2:11 grounds the put-off in spiritual circumcision—removal of the sinful flesh through Christ's work.
Romans 6:6 says the old self was crucified with Christ, explaining the means by which it is put off.
Romans 7:11 describes sin deceiving and killing, directly paralleling the old self's corruption through deceitful desires.
Titus 2:12 says grace teaches us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions — a direct command parallel to putting off the old self.
Psalm 51:10 asks for a clean heart and renewed spirit — the inward renewal that accompanies putting off the old self.
1 Peter 4:2 reinforces the contrast: no longer living for human passions but for God's will — the goal of putting off the old self.
Psalm 119:29 pleads for false ways to be removed — echoing the call to put off the deceitful old self.
Isaiah 1:16 commands to wash, remove evil, and cease doing evil — a direct parallel to putting off the old self and its corrupt practices.
Ezekiel 18:31 likewise commands casting away transgressions and making a new heart — a direct OT parallel to putting off the old self.
Romans 6:4 grounds putting off old self in baptism into Christ's death and resurrection — the means and the new life.
2 Corinthians 5:17 declares that in Christ the old has passed away and the new has come — a direct parallel to the command to put off the old self.
Romans 8:13 commands putting to death deeds of the body — a synonym for putting off the old self, with the same Spirit-enabled transformation.
Romans 12:2 urges transformation by renewing the mind — the positive counterpart to putting off the old self.
Romans 13:12 uses identical language — 'cast off works of darkness' — a direct parallel to putting off the old self.
1 Corinthians 5:7 uses the image of purging old leaven to become new — a direct parallel to putting off the corrupt old self.
James 1:15 traces desire giving birth to sin and death — the very process by which the old self's deceitful desires corrupt and must be put off.
1 Timothy 6:9 warns that harmful desires lead to ruin — the same corrupt desires that characterize the old self which must be put off.
Romans 6:12 exhorts not letting sin reign — a practical outworking of having put off the old self.
1 Corinthians 3:3 describes jealousy and strife as signs of being still of the flesh — the same old self that Ephesians 4:22 says must be put off.
1 Peter 2:2 urges craving pure spiritual milk for growth, the positive counterpart to putting off the old self.
1 Peter 2:12 shows that putting off the old self results in honorable conduct that witnesses to unbelievers — the practical outworking of the command.
1 Peter 3:4 emphasizes the hidden inner self — the same focus on inward transformation that underlies putting off the old self.
1 Corinthians 15:46 explains the natural (old) comes before the spiritual (new), mirroring the order of putting off the old self then putting on the new.
2 Corinthians 3:18 speaks of transformation into Christ's image — the positive counterpart to putting off the old self, showing the goal of the change.