Thirteen - Edition #9

Ephesians 4:22

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires.

Old (adjective)
palaios (pronounced: pal-ah-yos')

• Antique, that is, not recent, worn out: old.
• Old, ancient
• No longer new, worn by use, the worse for wear, old

Self (noun)
anthrōpos (pronounced: anth'-ro-pos)

• (The countenance); manfaced, that is, a human being: certain, man.
• A human being, whether male or female
• Generically, to include all human individuals
• To distinguish man from beings of a different order
• Of animals and plants
• Of from God and Christ
• Of the angels
• With the added notion of weakness, by which man is led into a mistake or prompted to sin
• With the adjunct notion of contempt or disdainful pity
• With reference to two fold nature of man, body and soul
• With reference to the two fold nature of man, the corrupt and the truly Christian man, conformed to the nature of God
• With reference to sex, a male
• Indefinitely, someone, a man, one
• In the plural, people
• Joined with other words, merchantman

That's too much information. I think the red information, however, is what I am looking for in this Greek definition. Put away your corrupt self and follow God. And what is the corrupt self? It is the part of man that is controlled by your deceitful desires. So, my old self is my desires of my flesh. That's what it is. The King James Version says deceitful lusts. But before I dig even further from other translations, here is what the Greek has to say:

Deceitful (noun)
apatē (Pronounced: ap-at'-ay)

• Delusion: deceit (deceitful, deceitfulness), deceivableness (deceiving).
• Deceit, deceitfulness

Desires (noun)
epithumia (ep-ee-thoo-mee'-ah)

• A longing (especially for what is forbidden): concupiscence, desire, lust (after).
• Desire, craving, longing, desire for what is forbidden, lust

Concupiscence (noun):

• Sexual desire; lust.
• Ardent, usually sensuous, longing.
• A strong desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
• A desire for sexual intimacy.

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your ancient nature, which is being corrupted by its delusional lusts. Johnny Out.