Philippians 2:29

Receive him therefore with heartfelt Christian joy, and hold in honour men like him;

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:

In Context

28I am therefore all the more eager to send him, in the hope that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have the less sorrow.

30because it was for the sake of Christ's work that he came so near death, hazarding, as he did, his very life in endeavouring to make good any deficiency that there might be in your gifts to me.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:40"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives Him who sent me.

Luke 9:5Wherever they refuse to receive you, as you leave that town shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them."

Acts 2:46And, day by day, attending constantly in the Temple with one accord, and breaking bread in private houses, they took their meals with great happiness and single-heartedness,

Acts 28:10They also loaded us with honours, and when at last we sailed they put supplies on board for us.

Romans 16:2that you may receive her as a fellow Christian in a manner worthy of God's people, and may assist her in any matter in which she may need help. For she has indeed been a kind friend to many, including myself.

1 Corinthians 16:18They have refreshed my spirit, and yours. Acknowledge such men as these.

Matthew Henry on Philippians 2:20-30

Praise of Timothy and Epaphroditus. ( a. d. 62.) 19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. 20 For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. 22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel. 23 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. 24 But… Read the whole commentary →

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