Ephesians 4:25

Modern

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

Traditional

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Literal

Therefore, having put off falsehood, let each one speak truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.

Latin

Propter quod deponentes mendacium, loquimini veritatem unusquisque cum proximo suo: quoniam sumus invicem membra.

Greek

English

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

speak 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).

Paul gives believers specific guidelines for living a new life in Christ.

Theme notes and profiles

Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
Zechariah 8:16
These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Romans 12:5
…so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
Ephesians 4:15
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
Proverbs 12:17
He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
Proverbs 8:7
For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
Revelation 21:8
But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
Proverbs 12:19
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Jeremiah 9:3–5
“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
1 Timothy 4:2
…influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.
Leviticus 19:11
You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.