Philippians 2:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • 1 Cor 16:17 : 17 And I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for they have done what was needed to make your work complete.
  • 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.
  • Phil 4:10 : 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 4:18 : 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.
  • Phlm 1:13 : 13 Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:
  • Rev 12:11 : 11 And they overcame him through the blood of the Lamb and the word of their witness; and loving not their lives they freely gave themselves up to death.
  • Matt 25:36-40 : 36 I had no clothing, and you gave it to me: when I was ill, or in prison, you came to me. 37 Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you? 38 And when did we see you wandering, and take you in? or without clothing, and give it to you? 39 And when did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you? 40 And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
  • Rom 16:4 : 4 Who for my life put their necks in danger; to whom not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are in debt:
  • 1 Cor 15:53 : 53 For this body which comes to destruction will be made free from the power of death, and the man who is under the power of death will put on eternal life.
  • 1 Cor 16:10 : 10 Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear; because he is doing the Lord's work, even as I am:
  • 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 1:19-20 : 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 2:17 : 17 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:
  • Phil 2:27 : 27 For in fact he was ill almost to death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him but on me, so that I might not have grief on grief.

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  • Phlm 1:12-17
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    12 Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:

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

    14 But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.

    15 For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;

    16 No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother, very dear to me specially, but much more to you, in the flesh as well as in the Lord.

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

  • Phil 2:25-29
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    78%

    25 But it seemed to me necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, who has taken part with me in the work and in the fight, and your servant, sent by you for help in my need;

    26 Because his heart was with you all, and he was greatly troubled because you had news that he was ill:

    27 For in fact he was ill almost to death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him but on me, so that I might not have grief on grief.

    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.

    29 So take him to your hearts in the Lord with all joy, and give honour to such as he is:

  • Phil 2:16-18
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    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.

    17 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:

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

  • Acts 15:26
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    26 Men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Phil 2:20-22
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    20 For I have no man of like mind who will truly have care for you.

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

    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.

  • Col 1:24-25
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    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;

    25 Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,

  • Phil 1:30
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    30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • Phil 1:19-21
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    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.

    21 For to me life is Christ and death is profit.

  • Eph 3:13
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    13 For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.

  • Phil 4:10
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    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.

  • 2 Cor 11:9
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    9 And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.

  • Acts 20:24
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    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.

  • Phil 1:26
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    26 So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

  • 2 Cor 12:15
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    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?

  • 1 Cor 16:17
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    17 And I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for they have done what was needed to make your work complete.

  • 1 Cor 9:15
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    15 But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.

  • Phil 1:7
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    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.

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

  • Phil 4:17
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    17 Not that I am looking for an offering, but for fruit which may be put to your credit.

  • Rom 15:30-31
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    30 Now I make request to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you will be working together with me in your prayers to God for me;

    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;

  • 2 Cor 7:15
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    15 And his love to you is the more increased by his memory of you all, how you gave way to his authority, and how you took him to your hearts with fear and honour.

  • Col 2:5
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    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.

  • Rom 16:4
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    4 Who for my life put their necks in danger; to whom not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are in debt:

  • 2 Cor 9:1
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    1 But there is no need for me to say anything in my letter about the giving to the saints:

  • 2 Tim 2:10
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    10 But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

  • Col 4:13
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    13 For I give witness of him that he has undergone much trouble for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.

  • Phil 1:13
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    13 So that it became clear through all the Praetorium, and to all the rest, that I was a prisoner on account of Christ;

  • Phil 1:17
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    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.

  • 2 Cor 7:3
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    3 It is not with the purpose of judging you that I say this: for I have said before that you are in our hearts for life and death together.

  • Phil 1:28
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    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;

  • 2 Tim 1:18
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    18 (May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.

  • Col 2:1
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    1 For it is my desire to give you news of the great fight I am making for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh;

  • 2 Tim 4:6
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    6 For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.