Philippians 1:10
So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;
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9And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;
Cross References
Joshua 24:14So now, go in fear of the Lord, and be his servants with true hearts: put away the gods worshipped by your fathers across the River and in Egypt, and be servants of the Lord.
Job 34:3For words are tested by the ear, as food is tasted by the mouth.
Amos 5:14Go after good and not evil, so that life may be yours: and so the Lord, the God of armies, will be with you, as you say.
Matthew 16:23But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.
Matthew 26:33But Peter made answer and said to him, Though all may be turned away from you, I will never be turned away.
John 3:20The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:10-12
The Apostle's Affection and Hope. ( a. d. 62.) 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. These verses contain the prayers he put up for them. Paul often let his friends know what it was he begged of God for them, that they might know… Read the whole commentary →