Philippians 2:15

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Philippians 2:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

And they were both just before God, going faultless in all the commands and precepts of the Lord.

Who also shall make you firm even to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it be holy and blameless.

And the same God of peace consecrate you perfectly compete; and your whole spirit and soul and body be kept faultless to the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore an overseer must be irreprehensible, husband of one wife, sober, of sound mind, well arranged, hospitable, giving instruction;

And these things proclaim, that they might be irreprehensible.

If any be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not in accusation of licentiousness, or disorderly.

Wherefore, dearly beloved, expecting these, be earnest, spotless and blameless, to be found by him in peace.

And

Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore discerning as serpents, and pure as doves.

For your obedience has come to all. Therefore I rejoice for you: and I wish you truly to be wise to good, and pure to evil.

For such a chief priest became us, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and being higher than the heavens;

Sons

So that ye might be sons of your Father, which in the heavens: for he makes his sun rise upon evil and good, and rains on the just and unjust.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing back; and your reward shall be much, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the graceless and evil.

Therefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as dearly beloved children;

As children of obedience, not as formerly conforming yourselves to eager desire in your ignorance:

And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

See ye, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: for this the world knows us not, for it knew him not.

Rebuke

I wish therefore the younger to marry, to bear children, to rule the house, to give no occasion to him opposing for reproach.

Not purloining, but showing all good faith; that they may adorn the doctrine of the Saviour our God in all things.

Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but they lie; behold, I will make them that they come and worship before thy feet, and they should know that I have loved thee.

A crooked

He acted wickedly to him; not his sons their blot: A generation perverted and crooked.

For there sat thrones for judgment to the house of David.

And Jesus, having answered, said, O faithless and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you how long shall I endure you? bring him here to me.

And of yourselves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to tear away disciples after them.

Having your turning back good in the nations: that, in what they speak against you as doing evil, from good works, they having beheld, might praise God in the day of inspection.

Ye shine

Arise,shine, for thy light has come, and the glory of Jehovah has risen upon thee.

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

He was a burning and manifest light: and ye wished to rejoice for a time in his light.

For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:

General references

And the sons of Israel saw the face of Moses that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses turned back the vail upon his face till his going in to speak with him.

Whose paths are perverted, and in their tracks are bent aside:

The path of the just as the light shining, going and shining even to the day prepared.

As the lily between thorns, so is my friend between the daughters.

For we are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.