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to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all gentleness toward all men.
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A Counter-Cultural Virtue
Commentators like Ellicott and Spurgeon highlight that the virtues listed—gentleness, meekness, and being peaceable—were not valued in the ancient Greco-Roman world. Strength was associated with assertiveness and fighting for one's rights. Paul's instruction, therefore, calls Christians to a radically different, Christ-like standard of character that would have stood in stark contrast to the surrounding culture.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To speak evil of no man. The Greek is, "to blaspheme (blasfhmein, compare See Barnes on Matthew 9:3) no one." Doddridge renders i…
To speak evil (βλασφημειν). See Col 3:8; 1 Timothy 6:4.
Not to be contentious (αμαχους εινα). …
19th Century
Anglican
To speak evil of no man.—These commands of St. Paul to the Church of Crete permeate the spirit of Christ, who when He…
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Baptist
To speak evil of no man,
Oh, how necessary is this exhortation even to this day!
To be no brawler, but gentle, shewing all…
Believers also have obligations to pagan neighbors. Negatively, they must “slander no one,” i.e., abstain from hurling curses and vicious epithets …
16th Century
Protestant
To speak evil of no one — He now lays down the method of maintaining peace and friendship with all men. We know that there is nothing to w…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
To speak evil of no man As not of one another, so not of the men of the world, to the prejudice of their names and c…
Spiritual privileges do not invalidate or weaken, but confirm civil duties. Mere good words and good intentions are not enough without good works. …
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle gave specific admonitions suited to particular situations; here he gives general admonitions for all. He first gives the ad…
