Darby's translation notes (1890)
Ephesians 4:25
4:25 falsehood, (f-5) Everything that has the character and nature of falsehood. It is abstract, what has this quality, not merely the act of lying.
4:25 falsehood, (f-5) Everything that has the character and nature of falsehood. It is abstract, what has this quality, not merely the act of lying.
Verse 25. _WHEREFORE PUTTING AWAY LYING_] All _falsity_, all _prevarication_, because this is opposite to the _truth_ as it is in Jesus, Ephesians 4:21, and to the _holiness_ of _truth_, Ephesians 4:2...
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 t...
3. THE WALK IN HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS Chapter S 4:17-5:21 _ 1. Not as the Gentiles walk (Ephesians 4:17)_ 2. The putting off and putting on (Ephesians 4:20) 3. Followers of God (Ephesians 5
EPHESIANS 4:25 TO EPHESIANS 5:2. PRECEPTS OF THE NEW LIFE. Away then with lying, resentment, stealing, foul talk, bad temper, lust. Remember the common membership (Ephesians 4:25). Give the devil no s...
Ephesians 4:1-32 INTRODUCTION (Ephesians 4:1-10) With this chapter the second part of the letter begins. In Ephesians 1:1-23;...
So then strip yourselves of falsehood, and let each of you speak the truth with his neighbour, because we are all members of the same body. Be angry--but be angry in such a way that your anger is not...
PUTTING. having put. Greek. _apotithemi._ As Ephesians 4:22. LYING. the lie. Greek. _to pseudos._ Compare John 8:44. Rom 1:25. 2 Thessalonians 2:11. SPEAK, &C. From...
The subject pursued: the revolution coming out in truthfulness, kindness, honesty, purity, patience, forgivingness 25. _Wherefore_ From these deep principles come now the more detailed inferences of h...
Ephesians 4:25 to Ephesians 5:14. THE CONTRAST IN DETAIL...
25. We pass on now to consider in detail special forms of evil that must be put off. ΔΙῸ�. τὸ ψεῦδος after ἡ� and ἡ πλάνη cannot be simply ‘the habit of lying,’ it must include the whole false attitu...
17–5:14. THE GREAT CONTRAST...
ΆΠΟΘΈΜΕΝΟΙ _aor. med. (dep.) part. от_ ΆΠΟΤΊΘΗΜΙ, _см._ Ephesians 4:22. ΨΕΎΔΟΣ (G5579) ложь. Форма _sing._ с артиклем приобретает собирательное значение (Lincoln), ΛΑΛΕΊΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΛΑ...
_EPHESIANS 4:25_.— After the general exhortation, in the foregoing verses, to renounce the old course of life which they led when they were heathens, and to become perfectly new men, conformed to the...
_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 4:17-32; EPHESIANS 5:1-2) B. Walk as becometh saints. Ephesians 4:17-32;...
(4:25) "Therefore" refers back to the previous passage and the truth in which we are being trained. Because "we are all members of one body" (the Body of Christ) we must not lie and practice deceit. ...
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. WHEREFORE. From the general character of "the new man," there necessarily result the part...
__ Summary of Previous Grace 13 Before the revelation of the secret administration by means of this epistle the saints among the nations were in a period of adolescence. This is fully set forth by t...
UNITY OF THE NEW LIFE. RULES FOR THE NEW LIFE The Apostle passes, as usual, from doctrinal statements to practical exhortations; but doctrine is here and there introduced to support exhortation. 1-6...
CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR EPHESIANS _LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_ CHAPTER 4 What Paul taught in Chapter s 1-3 was first about God and his Son Jesus Christ. Then it was about th...
FOR WE ARE MEMBERS. — Accordingly the reason given for “putting away lying” is that “we are members one of another.” Truth is the first condition of the mutual confidence which is the basis of all uni...
CHAPTER 21 DISCARDED VICES Ephesians 4:25; Ephesians 5:1 The transformation described in the last paragraph (Ephesians 4:17) has now to be carried into detail. The vices of the old heathen self must...
Διὸ ἀποθέμενοι τὸ ψεῦδος, λαλεῖτε ἀλήθειαν ἕκαστος μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ : _Wherefore, putting off falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbour_. διό, with the enlarged forms διότι, διόπερ,...
A paragraph containing a series of detached, practical exhortations, dealing with certain evils to be forsworn and duties to be fulfilled. These injunctions are all based on the preceding statement, o...
PUTTING ON THE “NEW MAN” Ephesians 4:20 The Lord Jesus is our text-book and our teacher, the schoolhouse in which we are taught, and the object lesson in which all truth is enshrined. But all is in v...
The apostle at once proceeded to apply this great doctrine to the present life of the Church. From the heavenly calling he passed to the earthly conduct. The matter of first importance is maintenance...
Changes in the New Man The old man would not hesitate to lie if it would help him fill one of his uncontrolled desires. The new man always tells the truth, especially to his brethren because we are al...
(14) Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. (14) He commends separately certain special Christian virtues, and first of all he requ...
(17) В¶ This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, (18) Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the...
In this epistle we have the unfolding of the grace of God in all its fulness, not merely the application of His righteousness to man's need on His part, but God from out of Himself, and for Himself, a...
One man gets nothing but discord out of a piano; another gets harmony. No one claims the piano is at fault. Life is about the same. The discord is there, and the harmony is there. Study to play correc...
25._Wherefore, putting away lying. _From this head of doctrine, that is, from the righteousness of the new man, all godly exhortations flow, like streams from a fountain; for if all the precepts which...
The faithful were to seek in the dispositions mentioned above to maintain this unity of the Spirit by the bond of peace. There are three things in this exhortation: first, to walk worthy of their call...
WHEREFORE PUTTING AWAY LYING,.... Which is one of the deeds of the old man, and a branch of the former conversation agreeable to him: a lie is a voluntary disagreement of the mind and speech, with a d...
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Ver. 25. _Wherefore putting away lying_] A base tinkerly sin, as Plutarch calls it, shameful...
_Wherefore_ Since you have been thus taught what is your duty and interest, let it appear in your tempers, words, and works, that there is such a change wrought in them; and that, having received a ne...
MEMBERS ONE OF ANOTHER; belong to one body, have one interest, and should no more deceive one another than ourselves....
An instruction regarding individual sins:...
WHEREFORE, PUTTING AWAY LYING, SPEAK EVERY MAN TRUTH WITH HIS NEIGHBOR; FOR WE ARE MEMBERS ONE OF ANOTHER....
RESPONSE IN PRACTICAL UNITY (vs.1-6) In this letter to the Ephesian saints, Paul first presented the basic truth so essential for individual saints (Ch.1:1- 2:10) and for the Church, the body of Chri...
CHAPTER 4 Even though Paul is a ______________, he still urges us to walk in our __________. This walk must be a ____________ one. What does it mean to walk worthy? Paul gives us some words to consi...
“WHEREFORE, PUTTING AWAY FALSEHOOD, SPEAK YE TRUTH EACH ONE WITH HIS NEIGHBOR: FOR WE ARE MEMBERS ONE OF ANOTHER”. “Falsehood”: “Finish then with lying” (Phi). “SPEAK YE TRUTH”: See Zechariah 2:16. “...
25-28 Notice the particulars wherewith we should adorn our Christian profession. Take heed of every thing contrary to truth. No longer flatter or deceive others. God's people are children who will no...
WHEREFORE PUTTING AWAY LYING; all fraudulency and dissimulation, and whatever is contrary to truth. SPEAK EVERY MAN TRUTH; not only speak as things are, but act sincerely and candidly. FOR WE ARE MEMB...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV for this is not expedient. And again he says, "Speak ye every man truth with his neighbour."[608] Shepherd of Hermas Commandment Third Again he said to me, "Love t...
Ephesians 4:25 Therefore G1352 away G659 (G5642) lying G5579 one G1538 speak G2980 (G5720) truth G225 with...
‘Wherefore, putting away falsehood, each one of you speak truth with his neighbour, for we are members of one another. The first test of whether we know the truth and have put on the new man is that w...
1. _Exhortations based on the Contrast between the Old and New Man._ The exhortation of Ephesians 4:1-3 is resumed, but with all the added force derived from the motives presented in Ephesians 4:4-16....
III. GENERAL CHRISTIAN DUTIES. This part of the Epistle is difficult to analyze. The ethical precepts are not arranged in any discoverable logical order. For convenience a division into two sections i...
Ephesians 4:25. WHEREFORE. In view of the previous exhortation, especially Ephesians 4:22-24. HAVING PUT OFF FALSEHOOD; comp. Ephesians 4:22. The negative side comes first. The participle points to a
WHEREFORE (διο). Because of putting off the old man, and putting on the new man.PUTTING AWAY (αποθεμενο). Second aorist middle participle of αποτιθημ (verse Ephesians 4:22).LYING (ψευδος),TRUTH...
Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,-_ «You are called to be sons of God, you are called to be one with Chri...
Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you-_ Paul puts force into the argument by his manner of speaking; you can hear in his words the rattle of his chains. Here is a man who...
Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one anot...
CONTENTS: Walk and service of the believer in Christ. Ministry of gifts of Christ to His Body. CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit, God, Paul. CONCLUSION: Considering to what state and condition God has...
Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you_ a pathetic argument, for if I hear of discords among you it will add affliction to my bonds; _that ye walk worthy of the vocation wh...
NO MORE LYING THEN! Lying was _standard practice_ in the Gentile world. BECAUSE. "I want you to see the union we have with each other through our union with Christ! This is the reason you must tell th...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 4:25 Encouragement for a Holy Lifestyle. Paul gives practical examples of how church members strengthen Christ’s body (compare vv. Ephesia
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Ephesians 4:25. PUTTING AWAY LYING.—Findlay holds to it that “_the lie, the falsehood_, is objective and concrete; not _lying_, or _falsehood_, as a subjective act, h...
EXPOSITION PRACTICAL PORTION OF THE EPISTLE. EPHESIANS 4:1 CHURCH PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH AND PROGRESS; THE CHURCH A BODY
Now Paul begins the fourth chapter again with the reminder that he is a prisoner of the Lord, and I beseech you, [I beg you, I implore you] that you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you are call...
1 Corinthians 10:17; 1 Corinthians 12:12; 1 Kings 13:18; 1 Timothy 1:10;...
Falsehood [τ ο ψ ε υ δ ο ς]. Lit., the lie; used abstractly. See on John 8:44. Members one of another. Compare Romans 12:5; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27. Chrysostom says : "Let not the eye lie to the foot,...
THE HIGHER CHRISTIAN LIFE Ephesians 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A prisoner of the Lord. One would hardly expect to find a prisoner in a Roman jail, the author of such a remarkable letter. We are accus...
Wherefore — Seeing ye are thus created anew, walk accordingly, in every particular. For we are members one of another — To which intimate union all deceit is quite repugnant....
Our apostle closes this chapter with an exhortation to several duties belonging to the second table; namely, to abstain from lying, from anger, from stealing, from corrupt communication, from all bitt...