Philippians 2:1
If then there is any exhortation in Christ, if any encouragement from love, if any partaking of the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
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Luke 2:10And the angel said to them, Fear not; for lo! I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to the whole people;
John 14:18I will not leave you bereaved; I am coming to you.
John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye will abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
John 17:13But now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy made full in them.
Acts 4:32And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart, and of one soul; and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Romans 5:5and hope will not disappoint us; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which hath 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 →