Philippians 1:10
so that ye may discern the things that are suitable; and may be pure and without offence, in the day of the Messiah,
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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Matthew 16:23But he turned, and said to Cephas: Get thee behind me, Satan: Thou art a stumbling block to me; for thou thinkest not the things of God, but the things of men.
Matthew 26:33Cephas replied, and said to him: Though all men should be offended in thee, I will never be offended in thee.
John 3:20For every one that doeth abominable things, hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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 →