Philippians 1:29
And this is given to you by God, that ye not only really believe in the Messiah, but also that ye suffer on his account;
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
30and that ye endure conflict, as ye have seen in me, and now hear concerning me.
Cross References
Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye, when they revile you and persecute you, and speak every evil thing against you, falsely, on my account.
John 1:12But such as received him, to them gave he the prerogative to be children of God; even to them that believe on his name;
Acts 5:41And they went from before them, rejoicing that they were worthy to suffer abuse on account of that name.
Acts 14:22confirming the souls of the disciples, and entreating them to persevere in the faith; and they told them, that it was necessary, through much affliction, to enter into the kingdom of God.
Romans 5:3And not only so, but we also rejoice in afflictions; because we know that affliction perfecteth in us patience;
Colossians 2:12And ye have been buried with him, by baptism; and by it ye have risen with him; while ye believed in the power 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 →