“Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.”
Don't grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door! — the prohibition against stenazo (grumbling/groaning against) one another addresses the temptation to blame fellow believers for shared suffering. The warning that grumbling itself becomes subject to judgment establishes that impatience toward one's community is ethically culpable. The vivid image of the Judge 'standing at the door' (stekō epi tēs thyras) emphasizes the imminent parousia and final judgment.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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