Philippians 1:27

Let your conduct be as becometh the gospel of the Messiah; so that if I come I may see you, and if absent I may hear of you, that ye stand fast in one spirit and in one soul, and that ye strive together in the faith of the gospel.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

26so that when I come again to you, your glorying, which is in Jesus the Messiah only, will abound through me.

28And in nothing be ye startled, by those who rise up against us; which is an indication of their destruction, and of life for you.

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Cross References

John 17:20And it is not for them only that I pray, but also for those who shall believe in me through their discourse;

Acts 4:32And in the assembly of the persons that believed, there was one soul, and one mind: and no one of them said, of the property he possessed, that it was his own; but whatever was theirs, it was the community's.

Romans 1:5by whom we have received grace, and a mission among all the Gentiles, to the end that they may obey the faith in his name;

Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:22-27

The Apostle's Generous Exultation. ( a. d. 62.) 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. 23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: 24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith; 26 That your rejoicing may… Read the whole commentary →

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