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

7and in them you also once walked, when you were living in them. 8But now you also, rid yourselves of all of them: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene speech from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you stripped off the old self with its evil practices, 10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created it-- 11a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, and free, but Christ is all, and in all.

Colossians 3:9 word by word

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

• Do not lieψεύδομαιpseudomai · to lieG5574
• to oneἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• strippedἀπεκδύομαιapekduomai · to take offG554
• the oldπαλαιόςpalaios · oldG3820
• selfἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• practicesπρᾶξιςpraxis · actionG4234

Cross-references for Colossians 3:9

• Leviticus 19:11‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.
• Isaiah 63:8For He said, “Certainly they are My people, Sons who will not deal falsely.” So He became their Savior.
• Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongues like their bows; Lies and not truth prevail in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” declares the Lord.
• Zephaniah 3:13The remnant of Israel will do no wrong And tell no lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will feed and lie down With no one to frighten them.”
• Zechariah 8:16These are the things which you shall do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace at your gates.
• John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
• Ephesians 4:25Therefore, ridding yourselves of falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are parts of one another.
• 1 Timothy 1:10for the sexually immoral, homosexuals, slave traders, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching,
• Revelation 21:8But for the cowardly, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and sexually immoral persons, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
• Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
• Colossians 3:8But now you also, rid yourselves of all of them: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene speech from your mouth.
• Romans 6:6knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;
• Ephesians 4:22that, in reference to your former way of life, you are to rid yourselves of the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,

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
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• Discourage
• Ephesians, Epistle to
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• 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