Philippians 1:29
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe into Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
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30having the same struggle that you saw in me and now hear to be in me.
Cross References
Matthew 5:11“Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and speak all kinds of evil against you, lying, because of Me.
John 1:12But, as many as did receive Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe into His name:
Acts 5:41So they went out rejoicing from the presence of the council, in that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name of the Christ.
Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”
Romans 5:3Not only so, but we should also rejoice in the sufferings, knowing that the suffering produces perseverance;
Colossians 2:12having been buried with Him in the baptism. In Him you were also raised together through your faith in the productive power of the God who raised Him from among 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 →