Philippians 2:1
If, therefore, ye have consolation in the Messiah, or if a commingling of hearts in love, or if a fellowship of the Spirit, or if compassions and sympathies;
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
2complete ye my joy, by having one apprehension, and one love, and one soul, and one mind.
Cross References
Luke 2:10And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold I announce to you great joy, which will be to all the world.
John 14:18I shall not leave you orphans: for I shall come to you in a little while.
John 15:10If ye shall keep my commands, ye will abide in the love of me, as I have kept the commands of my Father, and abide in his love.
John 17:13But now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that my joy may be complete in them.
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 5:5and hope maketh not ashamed because the love of God is diffused in our hearts, by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 2:1
The apostle proceeds to further exhortations to several duties, to be like-minded, and lowly-minded, which he presses from the example of Christ ( ver. 1-11 ), to be diligent and serious in the Christian course ( ver. 12, 13 ), and to adorn their Christian profession by several suitable graces, ver. 14-18 . He then concludes with particular notice and commendation of two good ministers, Timothy and Epaphroditus, whom he designed to send to them, ver. 19-30 . Read the whole commentary →