Philippians 1:10
That you may approve the better things, that you may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
9And this I pray, that your charity may more and more abound in knowledge, and in all understanding:
11Filled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Cross References
Joshua 24:14Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and most sincere heart: and put away the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
Job 34:3For the ear trieth words, and the mouth discerneth meats by the taste.
Amos 5:14Seek ye good, and not evil, that you may live: and the Lord the God of hosts will be with you, as you have said.
Matthew 16:23Who turning, said to Peter: Go behind me, Satan, thou art a scandal unto me: because thou savourest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.
Matthew 26:33And Peter answering, said to him: Although all shall be scandalized in thee, I will never be scandalized.
John 3:20For every one that doth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved.
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 →