Philippians 1:27

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Philippians 1:27

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Summary

Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Let

The gospel

Galatians 1:7

Whether

Philippians 2:12

I may

3 John 1:3

In one

The faith

2 Timothy 4:7

General references

Deuteronomy 15:5

Joshua 22:3

2 Samuel 10:11

Bible References

Let

For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.

I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,

so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects -- bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,

As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children,

Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God (as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.

not pilfering, but showing all good faith, in order to bring credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

Through these things he has bestowed on us his precious and most magnificent promises, so that by means of what was promised you may become partakers of the divine nature, after escaping the worldly corruption that is produced by evil desire.

Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness,

The gospel

For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.

Through the evidence of this service they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing with them and with everyone.

not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.

Whether

So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,

I may

For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.

But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you!

because I hear of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.

For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are living according to the truth.

In one

I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.

"I am not praying only on their behalf, but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their testimony,

Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,

The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common.

For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function,

For just as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body -- though many -- are one body, so too is Christ.

making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.

Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel compelled instead to write to encourage you to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.

The faith

for the Lord will plead their case and will rob those who are robbing them.

Some days later, when Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.

Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.

But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we preach),

And when you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation) -- when you believed in Christ -- you were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit,

This accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God that was entrusted to me.

I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

General references

if you carefully obey him by keeping all these commandments that I am giving you today.

You have not abandoned your fellow Israelites this entire time, right up to this very day. You have completed the task given you by the Lord your God.

Joab said, "If the Arameans start to overpower me, you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you, I will come to your rescue.