Ephesians 4:25 (GNV)

Passage

Wherefore cast off lying, and speake euery man truth vnto his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 4:23 And be renued in the spirit of your minde,

Ephesians 4:24 And put on ye new man, which after God is created vnto righteousnes, and true holines.

Ephesians 4:25 Wherefore cast off lying, and speake euery man truth vnto his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Ephesians 4:26 Bee angrie, but sinne not: let not the sunne goe downe vpon your wrath,

Ephesians 4:27 Neither giue place to the deuill.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "cast", "lying", "speake", "euery", "truth", "vnto", and "neighbour". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "cast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "And put on ye new man which..." into verse 26's "Bee angrie but sinne not let not...", so "wherefore" and "cast" belong inside that flow. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wherefore" and "cast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.