Philippians 2:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And even if I am offered like a drink offering, giving myself for the cause and work of your faith, I am glad and have joy with you all:

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Tim 4:6 : 6 For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.
  • Rom 15:16 : 16 To be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, doing the work of a priest in the good news of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be pleasing to God, being made holy by the Holy Spirit.
  • 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?
  • Phil 1:20 : 20 In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death.
  • Col 1:24 : 24 Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;
  • 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.
  • 1 John 3:16 : 16 In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.
  • 1 Thess 2:8 : 8 Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.
  • 1 Thess 3:7-9 : 7 For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith; 8 For it is life to us if you keep your faith in the Lord unchanged. 9 For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;
  • Heb 13:15-16 : 15 Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name. 16 But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.
  • Phil 2:30 : 30 Because for the work of Christ he was near to death, putting his life in danger to make your care for me complete.
  • Phil 4:18 : 18 I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.
  • 2 Cor 7:4 : 4 My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.
  • Acts 20:24 : 24 But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.
  • Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul said, What are you doing, weeping and wounding my heart? for I am ready, not only to be a prisoner, but to be put to death at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
  • Rom 12:1 : 1 For this reason I make request to you, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you will give your bodies as a living offering, holy, pleasing to God, which is the worship it is right for you to give him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Phil 2:18
    86%

    18 And in the same way do you be glad and have a part in my joy.

  • Phil 1:17-20
    4 verses
    80%

    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.

    19 For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

    20 In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death.

  • Phil 1:25-27
    3 verses
    79%

    25 And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith;

    26 So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

    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;

  • 2 Cor 2:3
    77%

    3 And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.

  • Phil 2:16
    77%

    16 Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.

  • 2 Cor 7:16
    76%

    16 It gives me great joy to see you answering to my good opinion of you in every way.

  • Rom 15:31-32
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    75%

    31 So that I may be kept safe from those in Judaea who have not put themselves under the rule of God, and that the help which I am taking for Jerusalem may be pleasing to the saints;

    32 So that I may come to you in joy by the good pleasure of God, and have rest with you.

  • Phil 2:30
    74%

    30 Because for the work of Christ he was near to death, putting his life in danger to make your care for me complete.

  • Phil 1:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7 So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

    8 For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.

  • Col 2:5
    74%

    5 For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.

  • Col 1:24
    74%

    24 Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

  • Phlm 1:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20 So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.

    21 Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.

  • Phil 1:30
    73%

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

  • 2 Cor 7:4
    73%

    4 My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

  • Rom 1:12
    73%

    12 That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.

  • 1 Thess 2:20
    73%

    20 For you are our glory and our joy.

  • Phil 1:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4 And in all my prayers for you all, making my request with joy,

    5 Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;

  • 2 Cor 12:15
    72%

    15 And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?

  • Phlm 1:13
    72%

    13 Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

  • Phil 2:2
    72%

    2 Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in harmony and of one mind;

  • Rom 1:9-10
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    72%

    9 For God is my witness, whose servant I am in spirit in the good news of his Son, that you are at all times in my memory and in my prayers,

    10 And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.

  • Phlm 1:7
    72%

    7 For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

  • Phil 1:11
    72%

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

  • 1 Thess 3:9
    72%

    9 For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;

  • Phil 2:22
    72%

    22 But his quality is clear to you; how, as a child is to its father, so he was a help to me in the work of the good news.

  • Phil 4:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17 Not that I am looking for an offering, but for fruit which may be put to your credit.

    18 I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.

  • 2 Cor 1:24
    72%

    24 Not that we have authority over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy: for it is faith which is your support.

  • Phil 4:4
    72%

    4 Be glad in the Lord at all times: again I say, Be glad.

  • Rom 15:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16 To be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, doing the work of a priest in the good news of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be pleasing to God, being made holy by the Holy Spirit.

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

  • 2 Tim 4:6
    71%

    6 For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.

  • Phlm 1:17
    71%

    17 If then you take me to be your friend and brother, take him in as myself.

  • 1 Cor 15:31
    71%

    31 Yes, truly, by your pride in me, my brothers in Christ Jesus our Lord, my life is one long death.

  • 1 Cor 9:17
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    17 But if I do it gladly, I have a reward; and if not, I am under orders to do it.

  • Eph 1:15
    71%

    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,

  • 1 Cor 9:23
    71%

    23 And I do all things for the cause of the good news, so that I may have a part in it.

  • Phil 4:10
    71%

    10 But I am very glad in the Lord that your care for me has come to life again; though you did in fact take thought for me, but you were not able to give effect to it.

  • Phil 4:1
    70%

    1 So my brothers, well loved and very dear to me, my joy and crown, be strong in the Lord, my loved ones.

  • Phil 2:28
    70%

    28 I have sent him, then, the more gladly, so that when you see him again, you may be happy and I may have the less sorrow.