Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Lie not – Episode 888
Colossians 3:9
אַל תְּשַׁקְּרוּ אִישׁ לְרֵעֵהוּ, שֶׁכֵּן פְּשַׁטְתֶּם אֶת הָאָדָם הַיָּשָׁן עִם מַעֲשָׂיו
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Colossians 3:9
3:9 Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, (NASB)
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Paul’s command “Lie not” (Col. 3:9) reflects a core Torah expectation that God’s people must uphold truthfulness in speech and conduct. The Torah repeatedly forbids falsehood, deception, and misrepresentation as violations of covenant loyalty.
– Torah parallels –
- Leviticus 19:11 – “You shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.”
- Exodus 20:16 – The commandment against bearing false witness prohibits deceptive speech.
- Deuteronomy 19:15–20 – Laws against false testimony show God’s intolerance for lying and deceit.
- Exodus 23:1 – Israel must not circulate false reports or join hands with the wicked in lying.
- Deuteronomy 25:13–16 – Honest weights and measures are required, forbidding deceptive practices.
– Context Synthesis –
Paul’s instruction in Colossians 3:9 to “lie not” aligns directly with the Torah’s longstanding prohibition of falsehood in every form. The Torah consistently teaches that truthfulness is essential for maintaining justice, covenant integrity, and communal trust. False speech, dishonest dealings, and deceptive testimony are all treated as violations of God’s character and destructive to the covenant community. Paul’s command simply carries forward this foundational ethic, applying it to the renewed life believers live in Yeshua.
– Core Insight –
The Torah establishes truthfulness as a non‑negotiable covenant requirement, forbidding lying, deception, and false representation. Paul’s exhortation continues this same moral trajectory, calling believers to embody the integrity God expects by rejecting all forms of falsehood and living in transparent truth. This is how Paul taught Torah in the NT; the Torah has not passed away!
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