Philippians 2:15

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Philippians 2:15

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Summary

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

Blameless

And

Matthew 10:16

Romans 16:19

Hebrews 7:26

Sons

1 John 3:1

Rebuke

1 Timothy 5:14

Titus 2:10

Revelation 3:9

A crooked

1 Peter 2:12

Ye shine

General references

Galatians 3:26

Bible References

Blameless

Both were perfect before God, and walked in all the laws and ordinances of the Lord, that no man could find fault with them.

which shall strengthen you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

to make it unto himself a glorious congregation without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and without blame.

The very God of peace sanctify you throughout. And I pray God that your whole spirit, soul, and body, be kept faultless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Yea, and a bishop must be faultless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, honestly appareled, harborous, apt to teach,

And these things command, that they may be without fault.

If any be faultless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

Wherefore, dearly beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot and undefiled:

And

"Behold, I send you forth as sheep among wolves: Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves.

for your obedience extendeth to all men. I am glad no doubt of you. But yet I would have you wise unto that which is good. And to be innocent as concerning evil.

Such a high priest it becometh us to have, which is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than heaven.

Sons

that ye may be the children of your father that is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to arise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth his rain on the just and unjust.

Wherefore, love ye your enemies, do good, and lend, looking for nothing again: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the highest: for he is kind unto the unkind, and to the evil.

Wherefore, "Come out from among them, and separate yourselves," saith the Lord, "and touch none unclean thing: so will I receive you,

Be ye followers of God as dear children,

as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves unto your old lusts of ignorance:

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a peculiar people, that ye should show the virtues of him that called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,

Behold what love the father hath showed on us, that we should be called the sons of God. For this cause the world knoweth you not; because it knoweth not him.

Rebuke

I will therefore that the younger women marry and bear children, and guide the house, and give none occasion to the adversary to speak evil.

neither be pickers, but that they show all good faithfulness, that they may do worship to the doctrine of God our saviour in all things.

Behold, I make them of the congregation of Satan - which call themselves Jews and are not, but do lie -Behold, I will make them that they shall come and worship before thy feet: and shall know that I love thee.

A crooked

The froward and overthwart generation hath marred themselves to himward, and are not his sons for their deformities' sake.

For there is the seat of judgment, even the seat of the house of David.

Jesus answered and said, "O generation faithless, and crooked: how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him hither to me."

Moreover, of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse things, to draw disciples after them.

and see that ye have honest conversation among the gentiles, that they which backbite you as evil doers, may see your good works and praise God in the day of visitation.

Ye shine

Up and receive light, Jerusalem: for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is up over thee.

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill, cannot be hid,

He was a burning, and a shining light; and ye would for a season have rejoiced in his light.

Ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.

General references

And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of his face shone with beams: but Moses put a covering upon his face, until he went in to commune with him.

Whose ways are crooked, and their paths slanderous;

The path of the righteous shineth as the light, and is ever brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.

As the lily among the thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

For ye are all the sons of God, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.