Things which make for peace [τ α τ η ς ε ι ρ η ν η ς]. Lit. the things of peace. So the next clause, things of edification. See on build you up, Acts 20:32. Edification is upbuilding.

One another [τ η ς ε ι ς α λ λ η λ ο υ ς]. The Greek phrase has a defining force which is lost in the translations. Lit., things of edification, that, namely, which is with reference to one another. The definite article thus points Paul's reference to individuals rather than to the Church as a whole.

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Old Testament