the things which make for peace Lit. the things of peace. So below, the things of mutual edification. For remarks on the harmony between St Paul's eireniconhere and his stern warnings (e.g. in Galatians 1) against foundation-error, see long note on Romans 14:1 above.

edify Cp. Romans 15:2. The metaphor here has its usual (but not invariable) reference to the state and growth not of the individual but of the community.

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