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 dear brothers whom I so long to see, my joy and pride, stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.

I do not write this to you to make you ashamed, but for your instruction as my dear children.

Dear friends, I beg you, as aliens and exiles here, not to indulge the physical cravings that are at war with the soul.

As ye

over your co-operation in the good news from the day you first received it until now.

Work

Brothers, I do not consider that I have captured it yet, only, forgetting what is behind me, and straining toward what lies ahead,

But from the time of John the Baptist until now men have been taking the Kingdom of Heaven by storm and impetuously crowding into it.

And someone said to him, "Are only a few to be saved, Master?" He said to them,

You must not work for the food that perishes, but for that which lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has authorized him to do so."

Those who by persistently doing right strive for glory, honor, and immortality will have eternal life,

Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one wins the prize? That is the way you must run, so as to win.

Do not be deceived. God is not to be sneered at. A man will reap just what he sows.

for we can never forget before our God and Father your energetic faith, your loving service, and your unwavering expectation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Let us, therefore, make every effort to be admitted to that Rest, so that none of us may fail through such disobedience as theirs.

For God is not so unjust as to forget the work you have done and the love you have showed for his cause, in giving help to your fellow-Christians as you still do.

Therefore, let us too, with such a crowd of witnesses about us, throw off every impediment and the entanglement of sin, and run with determination the race for which we are entered,

For this very reason make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,

You must grow in the blessing and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory to him now and forever.

Own

I hope, with the help of the Lord Jesus, to send Timothy to you soon, so that I, too, may be cheered by having news about you.

All this especially, because you know this critical time and that it is time for you to wake from your sleep, for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.

To the Jews I have become like a Jew, to win Jews over; to men under the Law I have become like a man under the Law, though I am not myself under the Law, so as to win over those who are under the Law.

For that reason I am ready to submit to anything for the sake of those whom God has chosen, so that they too may gain the salvation that comes through Christ Jesus and brings eternal glory.

With

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

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

For my part, I came among you in weakness and with a great deal of fear and trembling,

His heart goes out all the more to you, as he recalls how you all obeyed him, and with what reverence and trembling you received him.

You who are slaves, obey your earthly masters, in reverence and awe, with sincerity of heart, as you would the Christ,

We ought therefore to fear that when the promise of admission to his Rest is still open, some one of you may be found to have failed to reach it.

Let us, therefore, be thankful that the kingdom given to us cannot be shaken, and so please God by worshiping him with reverence and awe;

General references

And the whole church and all who heard this were appalled.