Philippians 1:29
For to you it is granted as a favor from Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for his sake:
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
30having the same conflict as ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
Cross References
Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and utter all manner of reproach against you falsly, for my sake:
John 1:12But as many as received Him, to them granted He the privilege to become the children 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 disgrace for his name.
Acts 14:22confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and telling them that through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdom of God.
Romans 5:3And not only so, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience,
Colossians 2:12being buried with Him in baptism, wherein also ye are raised together with Him, through faith in the power of God, who 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 →