Philippians 1:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

It is

Because

2 Corinthians 3:2

2 Corinthians 7:3

I have you in my heart

Galatians 5:6

1 John 3:14

As

And in

Philippians 1:17

Philippians 4:14

Partakers of my

1 Peter 5:1

General references

Philippians 1:5

Bible References

It is

It bears up under anything; it exercises faith in everything; it keeps up hope in everything; it gives us power to endure in anything.

We always thank God for you all as we continually mention you in our prayers,

for you are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness.

But in your case, my dearly loved friends, even though we speak in such a tone, we are sure of better things, yea, things that point to salvation.

Because

You are my letter of recommendation, written on my heart, read and understood by everybody,

I do not mean this for your condemnation, because, as I have said before, you have such a place in my heart that I would live with you or die with you.

I have you in my heart

For in union with Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor lack of it counts for anything; but only faith that is spurred on to action by love.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love our brothers. Whoever does not continue to love continues still in death.

As

After flogging them severely, they put them into jail, and gave the jailer orders to keep close watch on them.

except that in town after town the Holy Spirit emphatically assures me that imprisonment and sufferings are awaiting me.

This is why I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of the heathen --

So I, a prisoner for the Lord's sake, entreat you to live lives worthy of the call you have received,

for the sake of which I am an envoy in prison: so that, when I tell it, I may speak as courageously as I ought.

At the same time keep on praying for me too, that God may open the door of opportunity for the message, so that I may tell the open secret about Christ, for the sake of which I am held a prisoner,

So you must never be ashamed of me His prisoner, but suffer for the good news in fellowship with me and by the power of God.

for the sake of which I am suffering hardships even to the extent of wearing chains as though I were a criminal. But God's message is not in chains.

partly by being exposed as a public spectacle to insults and violent sufferings, and partly by showing yourselves ready to share with those who were living in this condition.

And in

the former are preaching Christ from the motive of rivalry, not in sincerity, supposing that this is making it harder for me to bear my imprisonment.

But you did me a kindness to share my sorrow with me.

Partakers of my

for your cooperation in spreading the good news, from the first day you heard it until now.

And I do it all for the sake of the good news, so as to share with others in its blessings.

Therefore, my Christian brothers, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the Messenger and High Priest whom we profess to follow,

but so far as you are sharing Christ's sufferings, keep on rejoicing, so that at the uncovering of His glory you may rejoice triumphantly.

So, as a joint-elder with them, a witness of the suffering borne by Christ, and a sharer of the glory that is to be uncovered, I beg the elders among you,

General references

for your cooperation in spreading the good news, from the first day you heard it until now.