Ephesians 4:25

“Therefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth, each one with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.”
Ephesians 4:25 · direct translation from the Greek

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Put away lying and speak truth, for we are members of one anotherThe Tongue

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Therefore,Διὸhaving put offἀποθέμενοιfalsehood,τὸ ψεῦδοςspeakλαλεῖτεtruth,ἀλήθειανeach oneἕκαστοςwithμετὰhis neighbor,τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦbecauseὅτιwe areἐσμὲνmembersμέληof one another.ἀλλήλων

Quotation · Zechariah 8:16

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Paul uses Zechariah 8:16 without a formula: “speak truth, each one with his neighbor.”

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Greek of the New Testament: Διὸ ἀποθέμενοι τὸ ψεῦδος λαλεῖτε ἀλήθειαν ἕκαστος μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἐσμὲν ἀλλήλων μέλη

Hebrew (Masoretic text): אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשׂוּ דַּבְּרוּ אֱמֶת אִישׁ אֶת רֵעֵהוּ אֱמֶת וּמִשְׁפַּט שָׁלוֹם שִׁפְטוּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶם

Septuagint (Zechariah 8:16-17 in the Septuagint numbering): οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι οὓς ποιήσετε· λαλεῖτε ἀλήθειαν καὶ ἕκαστος τὴν κακίαν τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ μὴ λογίζεσθε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν, καὶ ὅρκον ψευδῆ μὴ ἀγαπᾶτε· διότι ταῦτα πάντα ἐμίσησα, λέγει Κύριος ΙΙαντοκράτωρ.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 3 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Ephesians 4:25, word by word

ThereforeΔιὸDio

therefore

"Therefore", "for this reason".

Where else “Dio” appears

having put offἀποθέμενοιapothemenoi

put off

To strip off like clothing; get rid of what is bad.

Where else “apothemenoi” appears

falsehoodψεῦδοςpseudos

lie

Lie, falsehood; the opposite of truth.

Where else “pseudos” appears

speakλαλεῖτεlaleite

speak

To use voice and words to communicate with others.

Where else “laleite” appears

truthἀλήθειανalētheian

truly

What is real, not a lie.

Where else “alētheian” appears

each oneἕκαστοςhekastos

each

Each, each one.

Where else “hekastos” appears

his neighborπλησίονplēsion

neighbor

The other person, whom you must love as yourself.

Where else “plēsion” appears

we areἐσμὲνesmen

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “esmen” appears

membersμέληmelē

body member

Each believer, as part of the Messiah's body.

Where else “melē” appears

of one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn

one another

One another, each other.

Where else “allēlōn” appears

Translation note

Quoted from Zechariah 8:16.

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Quotation · Zechariah 8:16

Paul uses Zechariah 8:16 without a formula: “speak truth, each one with his neighbor.”

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Ephesians 4:25

²⁵Therefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth, each one with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.

Zechariah 8:16

¹⁶These are the things that you shall do: Speak truth each with his neighbor; judge with truth and judgment of peace in your gates.

The context

24and put on the new man who has been created according to God in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

25 · This verse (above)

26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

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1. What it says
What does Paul urge them to do about unity, and how many times does he say "one" (v. 1-6)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul contrasts the old way of life with the new, and what specific changes does he name (v. 22-32)?
3. How I live it
Paul writes, "do not let the sun go down on your anger" (v. 26). With whom could you talk calmly today to make something right?

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