Philippians 1:29

For to you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

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For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

In Context

28And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

30Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you , and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

John 1:12But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

Acts 5:41And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

Acts 14:22Confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Romans 5:3And not only so , but we glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Colossians 2:12Buried with him in baptism, in which also ye are raised with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath 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 →

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