14 Do all things (A)without [a]complaining and (B)disputing,[b]

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  1. Philippians 2:14 grumbling
  2. Philippians 2:14 arguing

(A)Be hospitable to one another (B)without grumbling.

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(A)Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but (B)in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

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Do not [a]grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be [b]condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!

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  1. James 5:9 Lit. groan
  2. James 5:9 NU, M judged

31 (A)Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, [a]clamor, and (B)evil speaking be put away from you, (C)with all malice. 32 And (D)be kind to one another, tenderhearted, (E)forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

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  1. Ephesians 4:31 loud quarreling

And in the morning you shall see (A)the glory of the Lord; for He (B)hears your complaints against the Lord. But (C)what are we, that you complain against us?” Also Moses said, “This shall be seen when the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to the full; for the Lord hears your complaints which you make against Him. And what are we? Your complaints are not against us but (D)against the Lord.”

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15 (A)See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always (B)pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.

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17 (A)Better is a dinner of [a]herbs where love is,
Than a fatted calf with hatred.

18 (B)A wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

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  1. Proverbs 15:17 Or vegetables

26 (A)Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

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15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!

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The Law of Liberty

14 Receive(A) one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things.

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18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, (A)live peaceably with all men.

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14 But if you have (A)bitter envy and [a]self-seeking in your hearts, (B)do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 (C)This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For (D)where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. 17 But (E)the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, (F)without partiality (G)and without hypocrisy. 18 (H)Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Pride Promotes Strife

Where do [b]wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure (I)that war in your members?

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  1. James 3:14 selfish ambition
  2. James 4:1 battles

20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

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25 (A)But complained in their tents,
And did not heed the voice of the Lord.

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Apostates Predicted

16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they (A)mouth great swelling words, (B)flattering people to gain advantage.

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11 Let him (A)turn away from evil and do good;
(B)Let him seek peace and pursue it.

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14 (A)Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, (B)without which no one will see the Lord:

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Error and Greed

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to (A)wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, (B)and to the [a]doctrine which accords with godliness, he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, [b]useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. [c]From (C)such withdraw yourself.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 6:3 teaching
  2. 1 Timothy 6:5 NU, M constant friction
  3. 1 Timothy 6:5 NU omits the rest of v. 5.

Avoid Divisive Persons

17 Now I urge you, brethren, note those (A)who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and (B)avoid them.

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Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that (A)Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.

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Seven Chosen to Serve

Now in those days, (A)when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the (B)Hellenists,[a] because their widows were neglected (C)in the daily distribution.

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  1. Acts 6:1 Greek-speaking Jews

13 and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. (A)Be at peace among yourselves.

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for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and [a]behaving like mere men? For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not carnal?

Watering, Working, Warning

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but (A)ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one?

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  1. 1 Corinthians 3:3 Lit. walking according to man

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