Philippians 1:29
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,
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In Context
30since you are experiencing the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.
Cross References
Matthew 5:11Blessed are you when others reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
John 1:12But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
Acts 5:41So the apostles went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.
Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and telling them that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
Romans 5:3Not only that, but we also boast in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces endurance,
Colossians 2:12Having been buried with him in baptism, you have also been raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:28-30
The Apostle's Exhortations. ( a. d. 62.) 27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; 28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. 29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to… Read the whole commentary →