Philippians 1:29
Because to you it was granted in behalf of Christ,--not only to believe on him,--but in his behalf to suffer also;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
30having the same conflict as ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.
Cross References
Matthew 5:11Happy are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and shall say all evil against you falsely[5:11], for my sake.
John 1:12But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe on his name;
Acts 5:41They therefore went rejoicing from the presence of the council, because for that name they were counted worthy to suffer shame.
Acts 14:22confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much affliction enter into the kingdom of God.
Romans 5:3And not only so, but we rejoice in afflictions also; knowing that affliction works patience;
Colossians 2:12being buried with him in the immersion, wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him 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 →