Ephesians 4:25 BSB — MannaFest

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.

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ASV

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Ephesians 4:25 (420)

To be members one of another points to a great mystery. He is speaking of those who are very close to us in faith. For people are not generally "members one of another." But the faithful indeed are members of the faithful. Christians are members of the body of Christ. We are members with the saints who embody purity of heart and consummate goodness.… Hence we are being instructed to speak intimately of the truth of this mystery with the neighbor—to speak of the fullness of God's truth.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Wherefore 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 believe a Hindu on his oath.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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 body. Union to one another in Christ, not merely the external command, instinctively leads Christians to fulfil mutual duties.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Διὸ	Dio	Therefore	G1352 →
ἀποθέμενοι	apothemenoi	having put off	G659 →
τὸ	to	<the>	G3588 →
ψεῦδος	pseudos	falsehood	G5579 →
λαλεῖτε	laleite	do speak	G2980 →
ἀλήθειαν	alētheian	truth	G225 →
ἕκαστος	hekastos	each one	G1538 →
μετὰ	meta	with	G3326 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
πλησίον	plēsion	neighbour	G4139 →
αὐτοῦ,	autou	of him,	G846 →
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
ἐσμὲν	esmen	we are	G1510 →
ἀλλήλων	allēlōn	of one another	G240 →
μέλη.	melē	members.	G3196 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 4:15
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
leads to
- 1 John 3:18
  Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
- Zechariah 8:16
  These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
- 1 Peter 1:22
  Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
- 2 Peter 3:18
  But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
- 1 Peter 2:2
  Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
Through
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
leads to
- Revelation 22:15
  But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 5:6
  You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
Through
Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
leads to
- Ephesians 4:22
  to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Ephesians