Parallel Verses

Weymouth New Testament

For there are many whom I have often described to you, and I now even with tears describe them, as being enemies to the Cross of Christ.

New American Standard Bible

For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ,

King James Version

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

Holman Bible

For I have often told you, and now say again with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

International Standard Version

For I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of the Messiah.

A Conservative Version

For many walk, who (I told you often, and now also say while weeping) are enemies of the cross of Christ,

American Standard Version

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

Amplified

For there are many, of whom I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears, who live as enemies of the cross of Christ [rejecting and opposing His way of salvation],

An Understandable Version

For I have often told you before, and am telling you again with tears in my eyes, that many people are living as the enemies of the cross of Christ [i.e., their lives oppose the purpose of Christ's death].

Anderson New Testament

For many walk, of whom I often said to you, and now say even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of the Christ,

Bible in Basic English

For there are those, of whom I have given you word before, and do so now with sorrow, who are haters of the cross of Christ;

Common New Testament

For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for there are many that wander about, of whom I have frequently told you, and now repeat it with tears, that they are enemies to the cross of Christ:

Darby Translation

(for many walk of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

Godbey New Testament

For many walk about, of whom I frequently spoke to you, and now I speak even weeping, the enemies of the cross of Christ:

Goodspeed New Testament

For there are many who live, as I have often told you, and tell you now with tears, like enemies of the cross of Christ.

John Wesley New Testament

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction,

Julia Smith Translation

(For many walk, of whom I said to you often, and now also say weeping, the enemies of the cross of Christ:

King James 2000

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

Lexham Expanded Bible

For many live, of whom I spoke about to you many times, but now speak about even weeping, [as] the enemies of the cross of Christ,

Modern King James verseion

(For many are walking, of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For many walk - of whom I have told you often, and now tell you weeping - that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ,

Moffatt New Testament

For many ??as I have often told you and tell you now with tears ??many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

Montgomery New Testament

For there are many??s I used often to tell you, and am now telling you even with tears??ho live and walk as the enemies of the cross of Christ.

NET Bible

For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.

New Heart English Bible

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,

Noyes New Testament

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ;

Sawyer New Testament

For many walk, of whom I told you often and now also tell you weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ;

The Emphasized Bible

For, many, are walking - of whom I have often been telling you, and, now, even weeping, am telling, - the enemies of the cross of the Christ;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For many walk, whom I have often mentioned to you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

Twentieth Century New Testament

For there are many--of whom I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears--who are living in enmity to the cross of the Christ.

Webster

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

Williams New Testament

For there are many, of whom I have often told you, and now tell you in tears, who practice living as the enemies of the cross of Christ.

World English Bible

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,

Worrell New Testament

For many are walking, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.

Worsley New Testament

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction,

Youngs Literal Translation

for many walk of whom many times I told you -- and now also weeping tell -- the enemies of the cross of the Christ!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

πολύς πολλός 
Polus 
Usage: 292

περιπατέω 
Peripateo 
walk, go, walk about, be occupied
Usage: 77

of whom
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

you
ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

πολλάκις 
Pollakis 
Usage: 18

and
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

now
νῦν 
Nun 
Usage: 102

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

κλαίω 
Klaio 
Usage: 30

ἐχθρός 
Echthros 
Usage: 18

of the cross
σταυρός 
Stauros 
Usage: 22

Devotionals

Devotionals about Philippians 3:18

Images Philippians 3:18

Prayers for Philippians 3:18

Context Readings

Imitate Me

17 Brethren, vie with one another in imitating me, and carefully observe those who follow the example which we have set you. 18 For there are many whom I have often described to you, and I now even with tears describe them, as being enemies to the Cross of Christ. 19 Their end is destruction, their bellies are their God, their glory is in their shame, and their minds are devoted to earthly things.

Cross References

Galatians 6:12

All who desire to display their zeal for external observances try to compel you to receive circumcision, but their real object is simply to escape being persecuted for the Cross of Christ.

Luke 19:41

When He came into full view of the city, He wept aloud over it, and exclaimed,

Acts 20:19

serving the Lord in all humility, and with tears, and amid trials which came upon me through the plotting of the Jews--

Acts 20:30-31

and that from among your own selves men will rise up who will seek with their perverse talk to draw away the disciples after them.

Romans 9:2

when I declare that I have deep grief and unceasing anguish of heart.

1 Corinthians 1:18

For the Message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are on the way to perdition, but it is the power of God to those whom He is saving.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Do you not know that unrighteous men will not inherit God's Kingdom? Cherish no delusion here. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor any who are guilty of unnatural crime,

2 Corinthians 2:4

For with many tears I write to you, and in deep suffering and depression of spirit, not in order to grieve you, but in the hope of showing you how brimful my heart is with love for you.

2 Corinthians 11:13

For men of this stamp are sham apostles, dishonest workmen, assuming the garb of Apostles of Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:29

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led astray into sin, and I am not aflame with indignation?

Galatians 1:7

For other "Good News" there is none; but there are some persons who are troubling you, and are seeking to distort the Good News concerning Christ.

Galatians 2:14

As soon as I saw that they were not walking uprightly in the spirit of the Good News, I said to Peter, before them all, "If you, though you are a Jew, live as a Gentile does, and not as a Jew, how can you make the Gentiles follow Jewish customs?

Galatians 2:21

I do not nullify the grace of God; for if acquittal from guilt is obtainable through the Law, then Christ has died in vain."

Galatians 5:21

hard drinking, riotous feasting, and the like. And as to these I forewarn you, as I have already forewarned you, that those who are guilty of such things will have no share in the Kingdom of God.

Ephesians 4:17

Therefore I warn you, and I implore you in the name of the Master, no longer to live as the Gentiles in their perverseness live,

Ephesians 5:5-6

For be well assured that no fornicator or immoral person and no money-grubber--or in other words idol-worshipper--has any share awaiting him in the Kingdom of Christ and of God.

Philippians 1:4

always when offering any prayer on behalf of you all, finding a joy in offering it.

Philippians 1:15-16

Some indeed actually preach Christ out of envy and contentiousness but there are also others who do it from good will.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

and that in this matter there be no encroaching on the rights of a brother Christian and no overreaching him. For the Lord is an avenger in all such cases, as we have already taught you and solemnly warned you.

2 Thessalonians 3:11

For we hear that there are some of you who live disorderly lives and are mere idle busybodies.

2 Peter 2:10

and especially those who are abandoned to sensuality--craving, as they do, for polluted things, and scorning control. Fool-hardy and self-willed, they do not tremble when speaking evil of glorious beings;

Jude 1:13

wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom is reserved dense darkness of age-long duration.

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