Philippians 2:14
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14 Do all things without murmuring and arguing,(A)
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1 Peter 4:9
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9 Be hospitable to one another without complaining.
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1 Corinthians 10:10
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10 And do not complain, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.(A)
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Philippians 2:3
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3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.(A)
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Exodus 16:7-8
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7 and in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your complaining against the Lord. For what are we, that you complain against us?”(A) 8 And Moses said, “When the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening and your fill of bread in the morning, because the Lord has heard the complaining that you utter against him—what are we? Your complaining is not against us but against the Lord.”
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James 5:9
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9 Brothers and sisters, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the doors!(A)
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James 1:20
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20 for human anger does not produce God’s righteousness.[a]
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- 1.20 Or justice
Ephesians 4:31-32
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31 Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice.(A) 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.[a](B)
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- 4.32 Other ancient authorities read us
Galatians 5:26
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26 Let us not become conceited, competing against one another, envying one another.
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Galatians 5:15
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15 If, however, you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.
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Romans 14:1
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Do Not Judge Another
14 Welcome those who are weak in faith[a] but not for the purpose of quarreling over opinions.(A)
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Romans 12:18
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18 If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.(A)
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Proverbs 15:17-18
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17 Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is
than a fatted ox and hatred with it.(A)
18 Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife,
but those who are slow to anger calm contention.(B)
Jude 16
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16 These are grumblers and malcontents; they indulge their lusts;[a] their mouths utter bombastic nonsense, flattering people to their own advantage.(A)
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- 16 Other ancient authorities read their own lusts
James 3:14-4:1
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14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant and lie about the truth. 15 This is not wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish.(A) 16 For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind.(B) 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.(C) 18 And the fruit of righteousness[a] is sown in peace by those who make peace.(D)
Friendship with the World
4 Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you?
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Acts 15:2
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2 And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to discuss this question with the apostles and the elders.(A)
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Acts 6:1
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Seven Chosen to Serve
6 Now during those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food.(A)
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Psalm 106:25
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25 They grumbled in their tents
and did not obey the voice of the Lord.(A)
1 Peter 3:11
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11 let them turn away from evil and do good;
let them seek peace and pursue it.
Hebrews 12:14
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Warnings against Rejecting God’s Grace
14 Pursue peace with everyone and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
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1 Timothy 6:3-5
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3 Whoever teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that is in accordance with godliness(A) 4 is conceited, understanding nothing, and has a morbid craving for controversy and for disputes about words. From these come envy, dissension, slander, base suspicions,(B) 5 and wrangling among those who are depraved in mind and bereft of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.[a](C)
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- 6.5 Other ancient authorities add Withdraw yourself from such people
1 Thessalonians 5:15
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15 See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:13
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13 esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
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1 Corinthians 3:3-5
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3 for you are still fleshly. For as long as there is jealousy and quarreling[a] among you, are you not fleshly and behaving according to human inclinations?(A) 4 For when one says, “I belong to Paul,” and another, “I belong to Apollos,” are you not all too human?(B)
5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each.
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- 3.3 Other ancient authorities add and dissensions
1 Corinthians 1:10-12
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Divisions in the Church
10 Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you but that you be knit together in the same mind and the same purpose.(A) 11 For it has been made clear to me by Chloe’s people that there are quarrels among you, my brothers and sisters. 12 What I mean is that each of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.”
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