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Ephesians 4:25

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

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ΔιὸdioWhereforeδιόconjunction — “Wherefore”G1352wherefore, on which account, therefore.Whereforeἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiputting awayἀποτίθημι (apotithēmi)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “putting away”, a single actionG659I lay off or aside, renounce, stow away, put.putting awayτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ψεῦδοςpseudoslyingψεῦδοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “lying”, the object formG5579a lie, falsehood, untruth; false religion.lyingλαλεῖτεlaleitespeakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.speakἀλήθειανalētheiantruthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the object formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.truthἕκαστοςhekastoseachἕκαστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “each”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.This verse uses “each”.μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πλησίονplēsionneighbourπλησίονadverb — “neighbour”G4139near, nearby, a neighbor.neighbourαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forἐσμὲνesmenwe areεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “we are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.we areἀλλήλωνallēlōnone of anotherἀλλήλωνpersonal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “one of another”, the of-formG240one another, each other.one of anotherμέληmelēmemberμέλος (melos)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “member”, the subject formG3196a bodily organ, limb, member.This verse uses “member”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Wherefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another.

Douay-Rheims

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

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Zechariah 8:16 Zechariah 8:16 · King James VersionThese 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:Zechariah 8:16 · King James VersionOpen the Source
These 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: