Philippians 1:6
having been confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you, will complete [it] until [the] day of Jesus Christ,
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In Context
5for your contribution to the good news from the first day until now,
Cross References
John 6:29Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you may believe in Him whom He sent.”
Acts 16:14and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshiping God, was hearing, whose heart the LORD opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul;
1 Corinthians 1:8who also will confirm you to the end—unblamable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ;
2 Corinthians 2:3And I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it was necessary [for] me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all,
2 Corinthians 9:4lest if Macedonians may come with me, and find you unprepared, we may be put to shame (that we do not say—you) in this same confidence of boasting.
Ephesians 2:4but God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us,
Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:4-7
The Apostle's Thankfulness and Joy. ( a. d. 62.) 3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, 5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; 6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: The apostle proceeds after the inscription and benediction to thanksgiving for the saints at Philippi. He tells them what it was he thanked God for, upon… Read the whole commentary →