Ephesians 4:21 (GNV)

Passage

If so be yee haue heard him, and haue bene taught by him, as the trueth is in Iesus,

Nearby Context

Ephesians 4:19 Which being past feeling, haue giuen themselues vnto wantonnesse, to woorke all vncleannesse, euen with griedinesse.

Ephesians 4:20 But yee haue not so learned Christ,

Ephesians 4:21 If so be yee haue heard him, and haue bene taught by him, as the trueth is in Iesus,

Ephesians 4:22 That is, that yee cast off, concerning the conuersation in time past, that olde man, which is corrupt through the deceiueable lustes,

Ephesians 4:23 And be renued in the spirit of your minde,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "haue", "heard", "bene", "taught", "trueth", and "iesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "haue" and "heard", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "But yee haue not so learned Christ..." into verse 22's "That is that yee cast off concerning...", so "haue" and "heard" 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 "haue" and "heard" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.