Philippians 2:15

That you may be innocent and without michshol of blame, + 2:15 1:10 bnei haElohim TAMIM U'MUM + 2:15 Ex 12:5; Lv 22:20; Isa 53:7-9 (unblemished and unspotted) in the midst of a DOR IKKESH UFETALTOL (warped and crooked generation), + 2:15 Dt 32:5 among whom you shine as the ZOHAR + 2:15 Dan 12:3 in the Olam Hazeh,

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In The King James Version

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

In Context

14Do all things without murmurings and madon,

16Holding fast the Dvar HaChayyim. This is so that I will have reason for glorying on the Yom HaMoshiach, + 2:16 Pp 1:6,10 that I neither ran nor labored L'TOHU (in vain). + 2:16 Isa 49:4; 65:23

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:5They have corrupted themselves, their mum is not His; 1 the defect is in His banim; 1 a dor ikesh u'petaltol (a perverse and crooked generation). 1

Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine; for thy + 60:1 Tziyonʼs ohr is come, 1 and the kavod Hashem is risen upon thee. 1

Matthew 5:45Do this so that you may become banim of your Av sh'ba'Shomayim, for His shemesh (sun) He makes to rise on the ra'im (evil ones) and the tovim (good ones), and He sends His geshem (rain) upon the tzaddikim (righteous ones) and the resha'im (unrighteous ones).

Matthew 10:16Hinei! I send you as kevesim (sheep) in the midst of ze'evim; therefore, have the seichel (wisdom) of nachashim (serpents) and be tamim (faultless) as yonim (doves).

Luke 1:6And they were both tzaddikim before Hashem, walking a derech tamim in all the mitzvos and chukkim of the Torah of Adoneinu. + 1:6 Gn 6:9; Dt 5:30; 1Kgs 9:4

John 5:35He + 5:35 Yochanan was a menorah burning and shining and you chose to exult for a time in his Ohr (Light); + 5:35 Ps 132:16; Dan 12:3

Matthew Henry on Philippians 2:15-19

Practical Religion. ( a. d. 62.) 14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. 17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same cause also do… Read the whole commentary →

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