Ephesians 4:20 (KJV)

Passage

But ye have not so learned Christ;

Nearby Context

Ephesians 4:18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

Ephesians 4:19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

Ephesians 4:20 But ye have not so learned Christ;

Ephesians 4:21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

Ephesians 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "learned" and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "learned" and "christ", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "Who being past feeling have given themselves..." into verse 21's "If so be that ye have heard...", so "learned" and "christ" belong inside that flow. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "learned" and "christ" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.