<p>3:9<em> Lie not one to another</em>- The parallel Eph. 4:24,25 explains the significance of &quot;to each other&quot;<em>: </em>&quot;Put on the new man... Therefore, putting away falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbour. For we are members one of another&quot;<em>. </em>The function of the one body will be hindered by lying to each other within it.</p><p><br /></i><i>Seeing you have put off the old man with his doings<em>- </em></i>This is the language of Rom. 6:6 about baptism. It could fairly be said that Colossians is explaining to baptized believers the implications of their baptisms.</p>