Colossians 3:9

Colossians 3:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
• New International Version (NIV)Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,

Context of Colossians 3:9

7You used to live that kind of sinful life. 8Also get rid of your anger, hot tempers, hatred, cursing, obscene language, and all similar sins. Don’t lie to each other. You’ve gotten rid of the person you used to be and the life you used to live, 10and you’ve become a new person. This new person is continually renewed in knowledge to be like its Creator. 11Where this happens, there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, uncivilized person, slave, or free person. Instead, Christ is everything and in everything.

Colossians 3:9 word by word

Μὴ ψεύδεσθε εἰς ἀλλήλους ἀπεκδυσάμενοι τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον σὺν ταῖς πράξεσιν αὐτοῦRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Lieψεύδομαιpseudomai · to lieG5574
• notμήmē · notG3361
• oneἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• seeing that ye have put offἀπεκδύομαιapekduomai · to take offG554
• the oldπαλαιόςpalaios · oldG3820
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• deedsπρᾶξιςpraxis · actionG4234

Cross-references for Colossians 3:9

• Leviticus 19:11“Never steal, lie, or deceive your neighbor.
• Isaiah 63:8He said, “They are my people, children who will not lie to me.” So he became their Savior.
• Jeremiah 9:3They use their tongues like bows that shoot arrows. Lies and dishonesty rule the land. They go from one evil thing to another, and they don’t know me,” declares the Lord.
• Zephaniah 3:13The faithful few in Israel will not do wrong, tell lies, or use their tongues to deceive others. They will graze their sheep and lie down, and there will be no one to terrify them.”
• Zechariah 8:16You must do these things: Speak the truth to each other. Give correct and fair verdicts for peace in your courts.
• John 8:44You come from your father, the devil, and you desire to do what your father wants you to do. The devil was a murderer from the beginning. He has never been truthful. He doesn’t know what the truth is. Whenever he tells a lie, he’s doing what comes naturally to him. He’s a liar and the father of lies.
• Ephesians 4:25So then, get rid of lies. Speak the truth to each other, because we are all members of the same body.
• 1 Timothy 1:10Laws are intended for people involved in sexual sins, for homosexuals, for kidnappers, for liars, for those who lie when they take an oath, and for whatever else is against accurate teachings.
• Revelation 21:8But cowardly, unfaithful, and detestable people, murderers, sexual sinners, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars will find themselves in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
• Revelation 22:15Outside are dogs, sorcerers, sexual sinners, murderers, idolaters, and all who lie in what they say and what they do.
• Colossians 3:8Also get rid of your anger, hot tempers, hatred, cursing, obscene language, and all similar sins.
• Romans 6:6We know that the person we used to be was crucified with him to put an end to sin in our bodies. Because of this we are no longer slaves to sin.
• Ephesians 4:22You were taught to change the way you were living. The person you used to be will ruin you through desires that deceive you.

Commentaries on Colossians 3:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Lie not one to another - Do not deceive each other; speak the truth in all your dealings; do not say, "My goods are so and so," when you know them to be otherwise; do not undervalue the goods of your neighbor, when your conscience tells you that you are not speaking the truth. It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer; but afterwards he boasteth; i.e. he underrates his neighbour's property till he gets him persuaded to part with it for less than its…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Lie not one to another - Notes, Ephesians 4:25. Seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds - Your former corrupt and evil nature; Notes, Ephesians 4:22. The reason for putting away lying, stated in Ephesians 4:25, is, that we “are members one of another” - or are brethren. The reason assigned here is, that we have put off the old man with his deeds. The sense is, that lying is one of the fruits of sin. It is that which the corrupt nature of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 It is our duty to mortify our members which incline to the things of the world. Mortify them, kill them, suppress them, as weeds or vermin which spread and destroy all about them. Continual opposition must be made to all corrupt workings, and no provision made for carnal indulgences. Occasions of sin must be avoided: the lusts of the flesh, and the love of the world; and covetousness, which is idolatry; love of present good, and of outward…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10the old self … the new self: Paul contrasts old and new identities (see also Romans 5:12–21; 6:6; Ephesians 4:22–24). Believers stop living the way they used to and start living a new life in Christ, letting him be Lord and guide the way they live.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. (Ep 4:25.) put off--Greek, "wholly put off"; utterly renounced [Tittmann]. (Ep 4:22). the old man--the unregenerate nature which ye had before conversion. his deeds--habits of acting.Read the comment

Topics related to Colossians 3:9

• Commandments
• Falsehood
• Holiness
• Regeneration
• Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Old Man
• Admonish
• Bond
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• Covetousness
• Discourage
• Ephesians, Epistle to
• Fit
• Lord
• Member

Commentaries on Colossians 3

• 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