Philippians 1:10
so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
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In Context
9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
Cross References
Joshua 24:14Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.
Job 34:3For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food.
Amos 5:14Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.
Matthew 16:23But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
Matthew 26:33Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”
John 3:20Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:10-12
The Apostle's Affection and Hope. ( a. d. 62.) 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. These verses contain the prayers he put up for them. Paul often let his friends know what it was he begged of God for them, that they might know… Read the whole commentary →