Philippians 1:10

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Philippians 1:10

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Summary

Philippians 1:10

That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

Ye

Approve things that are excellent

That ye may be

Without

General references

John 16:1

Bible References

Ye

Butter and honey will be his food, when he is old enough to make a decision between evil and good.

Go after good and not evil, so that life may be yours: and so the Lord, the God of armies, will be with you, as you say.

You who are haters of good and lovers of evil, pulling off their skin from them and their flesh from their bones;

The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.

And have knowledge of his desires, and are a judge of the things which are different, having the learning of the law,

But, if I do that which I have no mind to do, I am in agreement with the law that the law is good.

Because the mind of the flesh is opposite to God; it is not under the law of God, and is not able to be:

And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.

Approve things that are excellent

Are not words tested by the ear, even as food is tasted by the mouth?

For words are tested by the ear, as food is tasted by the mouth.

And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.

For such men are false Apostles, workers of deceit, making themselves seem like Apostles of Christ.

Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord;

Let all things be tested; keep to what is good;

And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God's revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food.

My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.

I have knowledge of your doings, and of your hard work and long waiting, and that you will not put up with evil men, and have put to the test those who say they are Apostles and are not, and have seen that they are false;

That ye may be

These do it from love, conscious that I am responsible for the cause of the good news:

Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this.

So now, go in fear of the Lord, and be his servants with true hearts: put away the gods worshipped by your fathers across the River and in Egypt, and be servants of the Lord.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false.

And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.

For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.

I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.

But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;

Grace be with all those who have true love for our Lord Jesus Christ.

So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

And may the God of peace himself make you holy in every way; and may your spirit and soul and body be free from all sin at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Without

But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.

But Peter made answer and said to him, Though all may be turned away from you, I will never be turned away.

Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.

Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.

For this reason, if food is a cause of trouble to my brother, I will give up taking meat for ever, so that I may not be a cause of trouble to my brother.

Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.

Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work;

But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame of the cross been taken away.

So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

General references

I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.