Ephesians 4:21 (YLT)

Passage

if so be ye did hear him, and in him were taught, as truth is in Jesus;

Nearby Context

Ephesians 4:19 who, having ceased to feel, themselves did give up to the lasciviousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;

Ephesians 4:20 and ye did not so learn the Christ,

Ephesians 4:21 if so be ye did hear him, and in him were taught, as truth is in Jesus;

Ephesians 4:22 ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,

Ephesians 4:23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "and ye did not so learn the..." into verse 22's "ye are to put off concerning the...", so "hear" and "taught" 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 "hear" and "taught" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.