Philippians 1:29
because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on behalf of Him;
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30having the same conflict, such as you saw in me, and now hear of in me.
Cross References
Matthew 5:11Blessed are you whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for My sake—
John 1:12but as many as received Him, to them He gave authority to become sons of God—to those believing in His Name,
Acts 5:41they, indeed, then, departed from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that for His Name they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor,
Acts 14:22confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that it is required of us to enter into the Kingdom of God through many tribulations,
Romans 5:3And not only [so], but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation works endurance;
Colossians 2:12being buried with Him in the immersion, in which you also rose with [Him] through the faith of the working of God, who raised Him out of 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 →