Philippians 2:1
If, then, any exhortation [is] in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of [the] Spirit, if any yearnings and mercies,
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Luke 2:10And the messenger said to them, “Do not fear, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be to all the people,
John 14:18I will not leave you bereaved, I come to you;
John 15:10if you may keep My commands, you will remain in My love, according as I have kept the commands of My Father, and remain in His love;
John 17:13And now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves;
Acts 4:32and of the multitude of those who believed, the heart and the soul were one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were in common to them.
Romans 5:5and the hope does not make ashamed, because the love of God has been poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to 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 →