4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; Lest there be misunderstanding about what it means to walk in harmony with God’s redemptive purpose, Paul lists several specifics. Taken together, these comprise a grand appeal to unity in the body of Christ. In order to reach that unity (v. 3), four steps are prerequisite. (See also Phil 2:1–3 and Col 3:12–15.) The first step in the “worthy walk” toward unity is to be “completely humble” (ταπεινοφροσύνη, tapeinophrosynē). Also translated “lowliness of mind,”
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