American Standard Version
Ephesians 4:25
25Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.
Ephesians 4:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.
Context of Ephesians 4:25
23and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24and put on the new man, that after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth. Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another. 26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 27neither give place to the devil.
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Διὸ ἀποθέμενοι τὸ ψεῦδος λαλεῖτε ἀλήθειαν ἕκαστος μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐσμὲν ἀλλήλων μέλη.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ephesians 4:25
- Leviticus 19:11Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.
- 1 Kings 13:18And he said unto him, I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
- Psalms 52:3Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. [Selah
- Psalms 119:29Remove from me the way of falsehood; And grant me thy law graciously.
- Proverbs 6:17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;
- Proverbs 12:19The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
- Proverbs 21:6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
- Isaiah 9:15The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
- Isaiah 59:3For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness.
- Isaiah 63:8For he said, Surely, they are my people, children that will not deal falsely: so he was their Saviour.
- Jeremiah 9:3And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
- Hosea 4:2There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
- John 8:44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
- Acts 5:3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
- Colossians 3:9lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,
- 1 Timothy 1:10for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;
Commentaries on Ephesians 4:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Wherefore putting away lying - All falsity, all prevarication, because this is opposite to the truth as it is in Jesus, Ephesians 4:21, and to the holiness of truth, Ephesians 4:24. Speak every man truth with his neighbor - Truth was but of small account among many of even the best heathens, for they taught that on many occasions a lie was to be preferred to the truth itself. Dr. Whitby collects some of their maxims on this head. , · "A lie is better than…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Wherefore putting away lying - It may seem strange that the apostle should seriously exhort Christians to put away “lying,” implying that they were in the habit of indulging in falsehood. But we are to remember: (1) that lying is the universal vice of the pagan world. Among the ancient pagans, as among the moderns, it was almost universally practiced. It has been remarked by a distinguished jurist who had spent much time in India, that he would not…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-28Verses 25-28 Notice the particulars wherewith we should adorn our Christian profession. Take heed of every thing contrary to truth. No longer flatter or deceive others. God's people are children who will not lie, who dare not lie, who hate and abhor lying. Take heed of anger and ungoverned passions. If there is just occasion to express displeasure at what is wrong, and to reprove, see that it be without sin. We give place to the devil, when the first…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25speak truthfully to his neighbor: (compare Zechariah 8:16). we are all members of one another: (see Romans 12:5; 1 Corinthians 12:12–13, 27).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Wherefore--From the general character of "the new man," there will necessarily result the particular features which he now details. putting away--Greek, "having put away" once for all. lying--"falsehood": the abstract. "Speak ye truth each one with his neighbor," is quoted, slightly changed, from Zec 8:16. For "to," Paul quotes it "with," to mark our inner connection with one another, as "members one of another" [Stier]. Not merely members of one…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ephesians 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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