14. murmurings--secret murmurings and complaints against your
fellow men arising from selfishness: opposed to the example of Jesus
just mentioned (compare the use of the word,
Joh 7:12, 13;
Ac 6:1;
1Pe 4:9;
Jude 16).
disputings--The Greek is translated "doubting" in
1Ti 2:8.
But here referring to profitless "disputings" with our fellow men, in
relation to whom we are called on to be "blameless and harmless"
(Php 2:15):
so the Greek is translated,
Mr 9:33, 34.
These disputings flow from "vain glory" reprobated
(Php 2:3);
and abounded among the Aristotelian philosophers in Macedon, where
Philippi was.
JFB.
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