²⁴ “But are you really my son Esau?” he asked.

“Yes, I am,” Jacob replied.

⁹ Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds.

²⁵ So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.

⁷ “But,” someone might still argue, “how can God condemn me as a sinner if my dishonesty highlights his truthfulness and brings him more glory?” ⁸ And some people even slander us by claiming that we say, “The more we sin, the better it is!” Those who say such things deserve to be condemned.

¹⁶ But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace.