4:17 So I say this, and insist 1 in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility 2 of their thinking. 3
[4:17] 1 tn On the translation of μαρτύρομαι (marturomai) as “insist” see BDAG 619 s.v. 2.
[4:17] 2 tn On the translation of ματαιότης (mataioth") as “futility” see BDAG 621 s.v.
[4:17] 3 tn Or “thoughts,” “mind.”