Philippians 3:1
For the rest, my brethren—rejoice in the Lord. To be writing, the same things, unto you, to me, is not irksome, while, for you, is safe:—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2Beware of the dogs, beware of mischievous workers, beware of the mutilation;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:18but before Yahweh thy God, shalt thou eat it in the place which Yahweh thy God shall choose, thou and thy son and thy daughter, and thy servant and thy handmaid, and the Levite who is within thy gates,—so shalt thou rejoice before Yahweh thy God, in all whereunto thou puttest thy hand.
1 Samuel 2:1Then prayed Hannah, and said, My heart hath leaped for joy in Yahweh, My horn is exalted in Yahweh, My mouth is opened wide, o’er my foes, Because I rejoice in thy salvation.
1 Chronicles 16:10Boast yourselves in his holy name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh.
1 Chronicles 29:22And so they did eat and drink before Yahweh on that day, with great joy,—and they, the second time, made Solomon son of David king, and anointed him unto Yahweh to be chief ruler, and Zadok to be priest.
Nehemiah 8:10So he said unto them—Go your way, eat the fat and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared, for holy is the day, unto our Lord,—and be not grieved, for, the joy of Yahweh, is your strength.
Psalms 5:11That all may rejoice who seek refuge in thee, to times age-abiding, may shout in triumph, that thou wilt protect them, and they may leap for joy in thee who are lovers of thy Name.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 3:1
He cautions them against judaizing seducers ( ver. 1-3 ) and proposes his own example: and here he enumerates the privileges of his Jewish state which he rejected ( ver. 4-8 ), describes the matter of his own choice ( ver. 9-16 ), and closes with an exhortation to beware of wicked men, and to follow his example, ver. 17-21 . Read the whole commentary →