Philippians 1:29

For this has been given to you on behalf of Christ, not only so that you may believe in him, but even so that you may suffer with him,

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In The King James Version

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

In Context

28And in nothing be terrified by the adversaries. For what is to them an occasion of perdition, is to you an occasion of salvation, and this is from God.

30engaging in the same struggle, of a kind which you also have seen in me, and which you now have heard from me.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:11Blessed are you when they have slandered you, and persecuted you, and spoken all kinds of evil against you, falsely, for my sake:

John 1:12Yet whoever did accept him, those who believed in his name, he gave them the power to become the sons of God.

Acts 5:41And indeed, they went forth from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were considered worthy to suffer insult on behalf of the name of Jesus.

Acts 14:22And when they had established priests for them in each church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed.

Romans 5:3And not only that, but we also find glory in tribulation, knowing that tribulation exercises patience,

Colossians 2:12You have been buried with him in baptism. In him also, you have risen again through faith, by the work of God, who raised him up from the dead.

Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:28-30

The Apostle's Exhortations. ( a. d. 62.) 27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; 28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. 29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to… Read the whole commentary →

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