Ephesians 4:25

New International Reader's Version

So each of you must get rid of your lying. Speak the truth to your neighbor. We are all parts of one body.

Cross References

1 Kings 13:18

The old prophet answered, “I’m also a prophet, just like you. An angel gave me a message from the Lord. The message said, ‘Bring the man of God back with you to your house. Then he can eat bread and drink water with you.’ ” But the old prophet was telling him a lie.

Psalm 119:29

Keep me from cheating and telling lies. Be kind to me and teach me your law.

Psalm 15:2

Anyone who lives without blame and does what is right. They speak the truth from their heart.

Psalm 52:3

You love evil instead of good. You would rather lie than tell the truth.

Exodus 23:7

Do not have anything to do with a false charge. Do not put to death people not guilty of doing anything wrong. I will not let guilty people go free.

Proverbs 12:17

An honest witness tells the truth. But a dishonest witness tells lies.

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful words last forever. But lies last for only a moment.

Proverbs 12:22

The Lord hates those whose lips tell lies. But he is pleased with people who tell the truth.

Proverbs 21:6

A fortune made by people who tell lies amounts to nothing and leads to death.

Proverbs 24:28

Don’t be a witness against your neighbor for no reason. Would you use your lips to tell lies?

Proverbs 6:17

The Lord hates proud eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that kill those who aren’t guilty.

Proverbs 8:7

My mouth speaks what is true. My lips hate evil.

Isaiah 63:8

In the past he said, “They are my people. They are children who will be faithful to me.” So he saved them.

Isaiah 9:15

The elders and important leaders are the heads. The prophets who teach lies are the tails.

Hosea 4:2

People curse one another. They tell lies and commit murder. They steal and commit adultery. They break all my laws. They keep spilling the blood of other people.

Leviticus 19:11

“ ‘Do not steal. “ ‘Do not tell lies. “ ‘Do not cheat one another.

Zechariah 8:16

Here is what you must do. Speak the truth to one another. Make true and wise decisions in your courts.

Zechariah 8:19

“You have established special times to go without eating. They are your fasts in the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months. They will become days of joy. They will be happy times for Judah. It will happen if you take delight in telling the truth and bringing about peace.”

John 8:44

You belong to your father, the devil. You want to obey your father’s wishes. From the beginning, the devil was a murderer. He has never obeyed the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his natural language. He does this because he is a liar. He is the father of lies.

Romans 12:5

So also we are many persons. But in Christ we are one body. And each part of the body belongs to all the other parts.

1 Corinthians 10:17

Just as there is one loaf, so we who are many are one body. We all share the one loaf.

2 Corinthians 7:14

I had bragged about you to him. And you have not let me down. Everything we said to you was true. In the same way, our bragging about you to Titus has also turned out to be true.

Ephesians 4:15

Instead, we will speak the truth in love. So we will grow up in every way to become the body of Christ. Christ is the head of the body.

Ephesians 4:22

You were taught not to live the way you used to. You must get rid of your old way of life. That’s because it has been made impure by the desire for things that lead you astray.

Ephesians 4:31

Get rid of all hard feelings, anger and rage. Stop all fighting and lying. Don’t have anything to do with any kind of hatred.

Ephesians 5:30

We are parts of his body.

Colossians 3:8

But now here are the kinds of things you must also get rid of. You must get rid of anger, rage, hate and lies. Let no dirty words come out of your mouths.

Colossians 3:9

Don’t lie to one another. You have gotten rid of your old way of life and its habits.

1 Timothy 1:10

It is for those who commit sexual sins. It is for those who commit homosexual acts. It is for people who buy and sell slaves. It is for liars. It is for people who tell lies in court. It is for those who are a witness to things that aren’t true. And it is for anything else that is the opposite of true teaching.

1 Timothy 4:2

Teachings like those come from liars who pretend to be what they are not. Their sense of what is right and wrong has been destroyed. It’s as though it has been burned with a hot iron.

Titus 1:12

One of Crete’s own prophets has a saying. He says, “People from Crete are always liars. They are evil beasts. They don’t want to work. They live only to eat.”

Titus 1:2

That belief and understanding lead to the hope of eternal life. Before time began, God promised to give that life. And he does not lie.

Hebrews 12:1

A huge cloud of witnesses is all around us. So let us throw off everything that stands in our way. Let us throw off any sin that holds on to us so tightly. And let us keep on running the race marked out for us.

James 1:21

So get rid of everything that is sinful. Get rid of the evil that is all around us. Don’t be too proud to accept the word that is planted in you. It can save you.

1 Peter 2:1

So get rid of every kind of evil, and stop telling lies. Don’t pretend to be something you are not. Stop wanting what others have, and don’t speak against one another.

Revelation 21:8

But others will be thrown into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. Those who are afraid and those who do not believe will be there. Murderers and those who make themselves impure will join them. Those who commit sexual sins and those who practice witchcraft will go there. Those who worship statues of gods and all who tell lies will be there too. The lake of fire is the second death.”

Revelation 22:15

Outside the city are those who are impure. These people include those who practice witchcraft. Outside are also those who commit sexual sins and murder. Outside are those who worship statues of gods. And outside is everyone who loves and does what is false.

Judges 16:11

Samson said, “Let someone tie me tightly with new ropes. They must be ropes that have never been used. Then I’ll become as weak as any other man.”