Ephesians 4:25

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

23Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. 24Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy. So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. 26And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27for anger gives a foothold to the devil.

Ephesians 4:25 word by word

Διὸ ἀποθέμενοι τὸ ψεῦδος λαλεῖτε ἀλήθειαν ἕκαστος μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐσμὲν ἀλλήλων μέλη.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• putting awayἀποτίθημιapotithēmi · to put asideG659
• lyingψεῦδοςpseudos · lieG5579
• speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• every manἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• neighbourπλησίονplēsion · near/neighborG4139
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• we areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• membersμέλοςmelos · memberG3196
• one of anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:25

• Leviticus 19:11“Do not steal. “Do not deceive or cheat one another.
• 1 Kings 13:18But the old prophet answered, “I am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this command from the Lord: ‘Bring him home with you so he can have something to eat and drink.’” But the old man was lying to him.
• Psalms 52:3You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. Interlude
• Psalms 119:29Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.
• Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,
• Proverbs 12:19Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed.
• Proverbs 21:6Wealth created by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.
• Isaiah 9:15The leaders of Israel are the head, and the lying prophets are the tail.
• Isaiah 59:3Your hands are the hands of murderers, and your fingers are filthy with sin. Your lips are full of lies, and your mouth spews corruption.
• Isaiah 63:8He said, “They are my very own people. Surely they will not betray me again.” And he became their Savior.
• Jeremiah 9:3“My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot out lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. They only go from bad to worse. They do not know me,” says the Lord.
• Hosea 4:2You make vows and break them; you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere— one murder after another.
• John 8:44For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.
• Acts 5:3Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself.
• Colossians 3:9Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds.
• 1 Timothy 1:10The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching

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

Topics related to Ephesians 4:25

• Church
• Falsehood
• Quotations and Allusions
• Righteous
• Speaking
• Truth
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Bitterness
• Compact
• Dark
• Forbear
• Grieve
• Lasciviousness
• Lowliness
• Renew
• Steal
• Ephesians, Epistle to the

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