Philippians 2:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

My beloved

Philippians 4:1

1 Corinthians 4:14

1 Peter 2:11

As ye

Philippians 1:5

Work

Own

With

Hebrews 12:28

General references

Acts 5:11

Bible References

My beloved

So, my dearly loved brothers, whom I long to see, my joy and crown, by the help of the Lord keep on standing firm, dearly loved friends.

I do not write this to make you blush with shame but to give you counsel as my dear children.

Dearly beloved, I beg you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the evil desires of your lower nature, because they are always at war with the soul.

As ye

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

Work

Brothers, I do not think that I have captured it yet, but here is my one aspiration, so forgetting what is behind me and reaching out for what is ahead of me,

And from the days of John the Baptist until the present moment the kingdom of heaven has been continuously taken by storm, and those who take it by storm are seizing it as a precious prize.

And someone asked Him, "Lord, are only a few to be saved?" And He said to them,

Stop toiling for the food that perishes, but toil for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has given Him authority to do so."

eternal life to those who patiently continue doing good and striving for glory, honor, and immortality,

Do you not know that in a race the runners all run, but only one can get the prize? You must run in such a way that you can get the prize.

So, my dear brothers, continue to be firm, incapable of being moved, always letting the cup run over in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the service of the Lord is never thrown away.

Do not be deceived anymore; God is not to be scoffed at. A person will reap just what he sows, whatever it is.

for we can never for a moment before our God forget your energizing faith, your toiling love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

So let us do our best to be admitted to that rest, so that not one of us may fail through the same sort of disobedience.

For God is not so unjust as to forget the work you have done and the love you have shown His name in the service you have rendered for your fellow-Christians, and still are doing.

Therefore, as we have so vast a crowd of spectators in the grandstands, let us throw off every impediment and the sin that easily entangles our feet, and run with endurance the race for which we are entered,

Now for this very reason you must do your level best to supplement your faith with moral character, moral character with knowledge,

but instead, you must continue to grow in the spiritual strength and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory now and forever!

Own

I hope, with the approval of the Lord Jesus, soon to send Timothy to you, so that I too may be cheered on getting the news about you.

Do this in particular because you know the present crisis, that it is high time for you to wake up out of your sleep, for our salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

To the Jews I have become like a Jew for the winning of Jews; to men under the law, like one under the law, though I am not under the law myself, to win the men under the law;

For this reason I am bearing anything for the sake of His chosen people, so that they too may obtain the salvation that comes through Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.

With

But get up and go into the city, and there it will be told you what you ought to do."

Then the jailer called for lights and rushed in and fell trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.

Yes, as for myself, it was in weakness and fear and great trembling that I came to you,

Yes, his heart is running over toward you, as he continues recalling how you all obeyed him, with what reverence and trembling you welcomed him.

You slaves must practice obedience to your earthly masters, with reverence and awe, with sincerity of heart, as you would obey Christ,

So let us fear that when the promise for us to be admitted to His rest is still remaining valid some one of you may be found to have missed it.

Let us, therefore, be thankful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and in this way continue to serve God acceptably in reverence and fear;

General references

So a strange awe seized the whole church and everybody who heard it.