en_tn/eph/04/20.md

But this is not how you learned about Christ

"But you did not learn to follow Christ in this way"

If you have heard about him and have been taught about him, that this is the truth about Jesus

"Since you have heard about Jesus and have been taught the truth by him"

you must put off the old man—that which accords with your old conduct, which is being corrupted according to deceitful desires

"you must discard behavior that was normal to your old way of living, which got worse as your evil desires deceived you"

you must put off the old man

You must rid yourself of all sinful behavior just like taking off clothes and throwing them away. AT: "you must change your behavior." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

that which accords with your old conduct

"behavior that agrees with your old nature" or "behavior that agrees with your old self"

which is being corrupted according to deceitful desires

"which continues to grow worse because of lying desires of the flesh"