Philippians 2:1
If therefore any exhortation is in Christ, if any encouragement of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
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Luke 2:10And the agent said to them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good-news of great joy that will be to all the people,
John 14:18I will not leave you orphaned. I am coming to you.
John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye will dwell in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments, and dwell in his love.
John 17:13And now I come to thee. And I speak these things in the world, so that they may have my joy fulfilled in them.
Acts 4:32And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. And not even one man said that anything of the things that was possessed by him was his own, but all things were common to them.
Romans 5:5And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit that was given to us.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 2:1
The apostle proceeds to further exhortations to several duties, to be like-minded, and lowly-minded, which he presses from the example of Christ ( ver. 1-11 ), to be diligent and serious in the Christian course ( ver. 12, 13 ), and to adorn their Christian profession by several suitable graces, ver. 14-18 . He then concludes with particular notice and commendation of two good ministers, Timothy and Epaphroditus, whom he designed to send to them, ver. 19-30 . Read the whole commentary →