Philippians 1:15

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Though some are preaching Christ out of envy and competition, others do it out of a good heart:

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  • Rom 16:17-18 : 17 Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them. 18 For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked.
  • Phil 2:3 : 3 Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;
  • 2 Cor 1:19 : 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we were preaching among you, even I and Silvanus and Timothy, was not Yes and No, but in him is Yes.
  • 2 Cor 11:13 : 13 For such men are false Apostles, workers of deceit, making themselves seem like Apostles of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 3:3-4 : 3 Because you are still in the flesh: for when there is envy and division among you, are you not still walking after the way of the flesh, even as natural men? 4 For when one says, I am of Paul; and another says, I am of Apollos; are you not talking like natural men?
  • Phil 1:16-18 : 16 These do it from love, conscious that I am responsible for the cause of the good news: 17 But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison. 18 What then? only that in every way, falsely or truly, the preaching of Christ goes on; and in this I am glad, and will be glad.
  • 1 Cor 13:3 : 3 And if I give all my goods to the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it is of no profit to me.
  • 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But we give the good news of Christ on the cross, a hard thing to the Jews, and a foolish thing to the Gentiles;
  • Matt 23:5 : 5 But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,
  • Acts 5:42 : 42 And every day, in the Temple and privately, they went on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.
  • Acts 8:5 : 5 And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ.
  • Acts 8:35 : 35 So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.
  • Acts 9:20 : 20 And straight away, in the Synagogues, he was preaching Jesus as the Son of God.
  • Acts 10:36 : 36 The word which he sent to the children of Israel, giving the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (who is Lord of all)--
  • Acts 11:20 : 20 But some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, gave the good news about the Lord Jesus to the Greeks.
  • 2 Cor 12:20 : 20 For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;
  • Gal 2:4 : 4 And that because of the false brothers let in secretly, who came searching out our free condition which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might make servants of us;
  • 2 Cor 4:5 : 5 For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus.
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.
  • Jas 4:5-6 : 5 Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us? 6 But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.
  • 1 Pet 5:2-4 : 2 Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind; 3 Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock. 4 And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Phil 1:16-18
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    89%

    16 These do it from love, conscious that I am responsible for the cause of the good news:

    17 But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

    18 What then? only that in every way, falsely or truly, the preaching of Christ goes on; and in this I am glad, and will be glad.

  • Phil 1:11-14
    4 verses
    78%

    11 Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

    12 Now it is my purpose to make clear to you, brothers, that the cause of the good news has been helped by my experiences;

    13 So that it became clear through all the Praetorium, and to all the rest, that I was a prisoner on account of Christ;

    14 And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.

  • Gal 1:6-7
    2 verses
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    6 I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grace of Christ, to good news of a different sort;

    7 Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the good news of Christ.

  • Jas 3:16
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    16 For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.

  • Rom 15:20
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    20 Making it my purpose not to take the good news where Christ was named, so that my work might not be resting on that of others;

  • 1 Cor 1:11-12
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    11 Because it has come to my knowledge, through those of the house of Chloe, that there are divisions among you, my brothers.

    12 That is, that some of you say, I am of Paul; some say, I am of Apollos; some say, I am of Cephas; and some say, I am Christ's.

  • Gal 4:17
    72%

    17 Their interest in you is not good; but their desire is that you may be shut out, so that you may go after them.

  • Jas 3:14
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    14 But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.

  • 1 Cor 3:3-4
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    3 Because you are still in the flesh: for when there is envy and division among you, are you not still walking after the way of the flesh, even as natural men?

    4 For when one says, I am of Paul; and another says, I am of Apollos; are you not talking like natural men?

  • 2 Cor 12:20
    71%

    20 For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

  • 1 Tim 6:4
    71%

    4 He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts,

  • 2 Cor 11:12
    71%

    12 But what I do, that I will go on doing, so that I may give no chance to those who are looking for one; so that, in the cause of their pride, they may be seen to be the same as we are.

  • Phil 1:30
    71%

    30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • 1 Tim 1:6
    71%

    6 From which some have been turned away, giving themselves to foolish talking;

  • Gal 5:26
    70%

    26 Let us not be full of self-glory, making one another angry, having envy of one another.

  • Acts 13:45
    70%

    45 But when the Jews saw such a great number of people, they were full of envy and said evil words against Paul's preaching.

  • Gal 6:12
    70%

    12 Those who have the desire to seem important in the flesh, put force on you to undergo circumcision; only that they may not be attacked because of the cross of Christ.

  • Phil 2:21
    70%

    21 For they all go after what is theirs, not after the things of Christ.

  • Phil 3:18
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    18 For there are those, of whom I have given you word before, and do so now with sorrow, who are haters of the cross of Christ;

  • 1 Cor 1:17
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    17 For Christ sent me, not to give baptism, but to be a preacher of the good news: not with wise words, for fear that the cross of Christ might be made of no value.

  • Rom 16:17-18
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    17 Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.

    18 For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked.

  • Phlm 1:8
    70%

    8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

  • Jas 4:5
    70%

    5 Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?

  • Rom 11:14
    70%

    14 If in any way those who are of my flesh may be moved to envy, so that some of them may get salvation by me.

  • 2 Cor 10:16
    69%

    16 So that we may be able to go on and take the good news to countries still farther away than you are, and not take credit for another man's work in making things ready to our hand.

  • 2 Cor 2:17
    69%

    17 For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.

  • 1 Cor 1:15
    69%

    15 So that no one may be able to say that you had baptism in my name.

  • 1 Cor 15:11
    69%

    11 If then it is I who am the preacher, or they, this is our word, and to this you have given your faith.

  • Eph 1:15
    69%

    15 For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,

  • Gal 2:4
    69%

    4 And that because of the false brothers let in secretly, who came searching out our free condition which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might make servants of us;

  • Rom 15:17
    69%

    17 So I have pride in Christ Jesus in the things which are God's.

  • Gal 1:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10 Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

    11 Because I say to you, my brothers, that the good news of which I was the preacher is not man's.

  • Titus 3:3
    69%

    3 For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.

  • Phil 1:27-28
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    69%

    27 Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

    28 Having no fear of those who are against you; which is a clear sign of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

  • Rom 14:16
    69%

    16 Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good:

  • Col 1:29
    69%

    29 And for this purpose I am working, using all my strength by the help of his power which is working in me strongly.

  • Rom 1:15
    68%

    15 For which reason I have the desire, as far as I am able, to give the knowledge of the good news to you who are in Rome.

  • 2 Cor 4:5
    68%

    5 For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus.

  • 2 Cor 11:18
    68%

    18 Seeing that there are those who take credit to themselves after the flesh, I will do the same.