Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Parallel translations
- WEB Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,
- BSB Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
- NKJV Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,
- NASB Do not lie to one another, since you stripped off the old self with its evil practices,
- NLT Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds.
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Quick answer
They must not lie to one another, having taken off the old self. Truthfulness flows from a changed nature.
Overview
Paul forbids lying 'seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings.' Like removing dirty clothing, believers have decisively laid aside their old, sinful self in Christ. Honest speech is the natural expression of that new reality.
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Cross-references · 15
- Eph 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
- Eph 4:25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
- Lev 19:11Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
- Rom 6:6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
- John 8:44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
- Rev 22:15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
- Zeph 3:13The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
- Rev 21:27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
- Titus 1:12–13One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
- Jer 9:3–5And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
- 1 Tim 1:10For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
- Rev 21:8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
- Col 3:8But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
- Isa 63:8For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.
- Zech 8:16These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
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