Ephesians 4:25
23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
26 “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
- KJV
- Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
- WEB
- Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
- ASV
- Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.
- DARBY
- Wherefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another.
- BLB
- Therefore, having put off falsehood, let each one speak truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
- ÅB
- Derfor, avlegg løgnen og tal sannhet, enhver med sin neste, fordi vi er hverandres lemmer!
- OTB
- Derfor, legg bort løgn, la hver av dere tale sannhet med sin neste, for vi er alle lemmer på hverandre.
- B1930
- Derfor, avlegg løgnen og tal sannhet, enhver med sin næste, fordi vi er hverandres lemmer!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
Read in contextZechariah 8:16
These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
Read in contextProverbs 12:22
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Read in contextRomans 12:5
so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
Read in contextEphesians 4:15
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
Read in contextProverbs 12:17
He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
Read in contextProverbs 8:7
For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
Read in contextProverbs 12:19
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
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