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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Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil.
For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it;
You were taught, with regard to your former manner of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful lusts;
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building others up according to the need of the moment, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
But our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, 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 them we all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and mind, and so we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
You were taught, with regard to your former manner of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful lusts;
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,
But our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said, "I will never leave you, nor will I forsake you."
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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For our boast is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with holiness and godly sincerity, not in worldly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and still more toward you.
For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it;
Among them we all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and mind, and so we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
You were taught, with regard to your former manner of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful lusts;
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,
But our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said, "I will never leave you, nor will I forsake you."
Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God; consider the outcome of their life, and imitate their faith.
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good life let him show his deeds in the humility of 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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For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it;
You were taught, with regard to your former manner of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful lusts;
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,
But our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;