Philippians 1:10
That all of you may approve things that are excellent; that all of you may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.
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Joshua 24:14Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve all of you the LORD.
Job 34:3For the ear tries words, as the mouth tastes food.
Amos 5:14Seek good, and not evil, that all of you may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as all of you have spoken.
Matthew 16:23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get you behind me, Satan: you are an offence unto me: for you savour not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
Matthew 26:33Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of you, yet will I never be offended.
John 3:20For every one that does evil hates the light, neither comes 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 →