Ephesians 4:25 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Ephesians 4:23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Ephesians 4:24 and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

Ephesians 4:25 Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

Ephesians 4:26 “Be angry, and don’t sin.”Psalm 4:4 Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

Ephesians 4:27 and don’t give place to the devil.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "putting", "away", "falsehood", "speak", "truth", "each", and "neighbor". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "putting", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "and put on the new man who..." into verse 26's "Be angry and don t sin Psalm...", so "therefore" and "putting" 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 "therefore" and "putting" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.