Reference: Conversation
American
In the Bible, usually means the whole tenor of one's life, intercourse with his fellow men, Ga 1:13; Eph 4:22; 1Pe 1:15. Another word is employed in Php 3:20, which means, "our citizenship is in heaven." For conversation in modern sense of discourse, the English version generally has communication, 2Ki 9:11; Mt 5:37; Eph 4:29.
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Then Jehu came out again to the servants of his lord, and one said to him, Is all well? why did this man, who is off his head, come to you? And he said to them, You have knowledge of the man and of his talk.
But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.
For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:
That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;
Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.
For our country is in heaven; from where the Saviour for whom we are waiting will come, even the Lord Jesus Christ:
Easton
(1) generally the goings out and in of social intercourse (Eph 2:3; 4:22; R.V., "manner of life"); one's deportment or course of life. This word is never used in Scripture in the sense of verbal communication from one to another (Ps 50:23; Heb 13:5). In Php 1:27; 3:20, a different Greek word is used. It there means one's relations to a community as a citizen, i.e., citizenship.
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Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting for us even as for the rest.
That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;
Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;
For our country is in heaven; from where the Saviour for whom we are waiting will come, even the Lord Jesus Christ:
Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.
Hastings
In English Version the word is always used in the archaic sense of 'behaviour,' 'conduct.' In the OT, AV gives it twice (Ps 37:14; 50:23), representing Heb. derek = 'way' (cf. RV and Revised Version margin). In the NT it is used in AV to render three sets of words. (1) The noun anastroph
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The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.
For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.
For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:
Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting for us even as for the rest.
That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;
Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;
For our country is in heaven; from where the Saviour for whom we are waiting will come, even the Lord Jesus Christ:
Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.
Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.
Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.
Morish
This word is not used in scripture in the sense of familiar discourse. It occurs in the O.T. in Ps 37:14; 50:23, and refers to the walk; it reads in the margin 'the upright of way,' 'that disposeth his way.' In the N.T. the word ????????? has a similar sense of 'walk, conduct, behaviour,' Ga 1:13; Eph 4:22; 1Ti 4:12; and in all other passages except Php 1:27; and Php 3:20 (where it is ?????????, 'citizenship' which for the Christian is in heaven, separating him from citizenship on earth and its politics); and Heb.13:5, ??????, 'general manner of life.'
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The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.
For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:
That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;
Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;
For our country is in heaven; from where the Saviour for whom we are waiting will come, even the Lord Jesus Christ: