They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words …that result in envy…
Summary: Words are important, and in this passage, Paul begins to explain why.
When Paul talks about words that result in envy, my mind immediately goes to the Tenth Commandment:
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” (Exodus 22:17)
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