complaining
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14And do everything without murmuring or hesitation.
9Brothers, do not complain against one another, so that you may not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the door.
9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
10And you should not murmur, as some of them murmured, and so they perished by the destroyer.
18Give thanks in everything. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for all of you.
29Let no evil words proceed from your mouth, but only what is good, toward the edification of faith, so as to bestow grace upon those who listen.
8And Moses said: “In the evening, the Lord will give you flesh to eat, and in the morning, bread in fullness. For he has heard your murmurings that you have murmured against him. For what are we? Your murmuring is not against us, but against the Lord.”
2And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect.
25And they murmured in their tabernacles. They did not heed the voice of the Lord.
14And do everything without murmuring or hesitation. 15So may you be without blame, simple sons of God, without reproof, in the midst of a depraved and perverse nation, among whom you shine like lights in the world, 16holding to the Word of Life, until my glory in the day of Christ. For I have not run in vain, nor have I labored in vain.
12And so, my most beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but even more so now in my absence: work toward your salvation with fear and trembling. 13For it is God who works in you, both so as to choose, and so as to act, in accord with his good will. 14And do everything without murmuring or hesitation. 15So may you be without blame, simple sons of God, without reproof, in the midst of a depraved and perverse nation, among whom you shine like lights in the world, 16holding to the Word of Life, until my glory in the day of Christ. For I have not run in vain, nor have I labored in vain.