Philippians 2:1
So then, if you're encouraged by being in Christ, if you're comforted by his love, if you share together in the Spirit, if you have compassion and sympathy—
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Luke 2:10“Don't be afraid!” the angel told them. “I'm here to bring you good news that will make the all the people really glad.
John 14:18I will not abandon you like orphans: I will come back to you.
John 15:10If you do what I say, you will remain in my love, just as I do what my Father says and remain in his love.
John 17:13Now I'm coming to you, and I say these things while I am still here in the world so they may share completely in my joy.
Acts 4:32All the believers thought and felt the same way. None of them claimed anything they had as their own, but shared everything with each other.
Romans 5:5Since we have this hope we're never disappointed, for God's love has been poured into us through the Holy Spirit he's given us.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 2:1
The apostle proceeds to further exhortations to several duties, to be like-minded, and lowly-minded, which he presses from the example of Christ ( ver. 1-11 ), to be diligent and serious in the Christian course ( ver. 12, 13 ), and to adorn their Christian profession by several suitable graces, ver. 14-18 . He then concludes with particular notice and commendation of two good ministers, Timothy and Epaphroditus, whom he designed to send to them, ver. 19-30 . Read the whole commentary →