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14 Do all things without murmuring and arguing,(A)

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Be hospitable to one another without complaining.

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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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Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.(A)

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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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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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  1. 4.32 Other ancient authorities read us

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

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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) 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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26 Let us not become conceited, competing against one another, envying one another.

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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)

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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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15 If, however, you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

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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

Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you?

Footnotes

  1. 3.18 Or justice