Bible Strands
Ephesians 4:25
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The apostle Paul addresses Ephesian believers in the middle of a moral exhortation, moving from the general command to put on the new self to specific interpersonal conduct.
The words — ἀποθέμενοι (apothemenoi) translates literally as "having put off," and ψεῦδος (pseudos) means "falsehood."
The thread — The pairing of truth-speaking and the rejection of deception appears in Colossians 3:9, Zechariah 8:16, and Proverbs 12:22.
Why it lands — The text commands each believer to cease lying and speak honestly to his neighbor, grounding the requirement in the factual reality that all share a single communal identity.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Cross-references
- 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.
- Proverbs 12:19 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
- 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.”
- Jeremiah 9:3 “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.