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Colossians 3:9

Colossians 3:9
Lie not one to another , seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Lie not one to another.... Which is another vice of the tongue, and to which mankind are very prone, and ought not to be done to any, and particularly to one another; since the saints are members one…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Lie not one to another - Notes, Eph 4:25. Seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds - Your former corrupt and evil nature; Notes, Eph 4:22. The reason for putting away lying, stated in…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Lie not one to another - Do not deceive each other; speak the truth in all your dealings; do not say, "My goods are so and so," when you know them to be otherwise; do not undervalue the goods of your…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Colossians 3:8-11

As we are to mortify inordinate appetites, so we are to mortify inordinate passions (Col 3:8): But now you also put off all these, anger wrath, malice; for these are contrary to the design of the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Lie not Cp. Eph 4:25. Entire truthfulness is an essential Christian characteristic, for Christ is "the Truth." In the light of His words and deeds it is certain that nothing untruthful, not even the…