{Be of the same mind} ( o auto phronountes). Absolute or
independent use of the participle again as with all the
participles through verse 18 , "thinking the same thing." {Set
not your mind on high things} (m(8820)ta hups(886c)a phronountes). "Not
thinking the high things" (hups(886c)os from hupsos, height). Cf.
1Co 13:5 . {Condescend to things that are lowly} ( ois
tapeinois sunapagomenoi). "Be carried away with (borne along
with) the lowly things" (in contrast with a hups(886c)a, though
the associative instrumental case may be masculine, "with lowly
men." See Ga 2:13 2Pe 3:17 for the only other N.T. examples of
this old verb. {Be not wise} (m(8820)ginesthe phronimoi). "Do not
have the habit of becoming (ginesthe) wise in your own
conceits" (par' heautois, beside yourselves). Note the
imperative in the midst of infinitives and participles.
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