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Ephesians 4:25 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Ephesians 4:25Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 4:2515 words
GreekMeaning
ΔιὸDio
ThereforewordG1352
ἀποθέμενοιapothemenoi
having put offverbG659
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ψεῦδοςpseudos
falsehoodnounG5579
λαλεῖτεlaleite
do speakverbG2980
ἀλήθειανalētheian
truthnounG225
ἕκαστοςhekastos
each oneadjectiveG1538
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
πλησίονplēsion
neighbouradverbG4139
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
ἐσμὲνesmen
we areverbG1510
ἀλλήλωνallēlōn
of one anotherpronounG240
μέληmelē
membersnounG3196
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 4:25

Having spoken of the “old man” generally, he next draws him also in detail; for this kind of teaching is more easily learned when we learn by particulars. And what says he? “Wherefore, putting away falsehood.” What sort of falsehood? Idols does he mean? Surely not; not indeed but that they are falsehood also. However, he is not now speaking of them, because these persons had nothing to do with them; but he is speaking of that which passes between one man and another, meaning…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 14 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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