Philippians 2:16
Holding forth the word of life to my glory in the day of Christ, because I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Psalms 40:9that I should do thy will : O my God, I have desired it, and thy law in the midst of my heart.
Isaiah 49:4And I said: I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength without cause and in vain: therefore my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
Luke 12:8And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.
John 6:68Then Jesus said to the twelve: Will you also go away?
Romans 10:8But what saith the scripture? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart. This is the word of faith, which we preach.
2 Corinthians 1:14As also you have known us in part, that we are your glory, as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 2:15-19
Practical Religion. ( a. d. 62.) 14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. 17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same cause also do… Read the whole commentary →