Philippians 1:17
The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment.
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- Phil 1:7 : 7 For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace together with me.
- Phil 2:3 : 3 Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.
- 1 Tim 2:7 : 7 For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle– I am telling the truth; I am not lying– and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
- 2 Tim 1:11-12 : 11 For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher. 12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.
- 2 Tim 4:6-7 : 6 For I am already being poured out as an offering, and the time for me to depart is at hand. 7 I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!
- 2 Tim 4:16 : 16 At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me– may they not be held accountable for it.
- Luke 21:14 : 14 Therefore be resolved not to rehearse ahead of time how to make your defense.
- Acts 22:1 : 1 Paul’s Defense“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”
- Acts 26:1 : 1 Paul Offers His Defense So Agrippa said to Paul,“You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul held out his hand and began his defense:
- Acts 26:24 : 24 As Paul was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed loudly,“You have lost your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!”
- Rom 1:13-17 : 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I often intended to come to you(and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 Thus I am eager also to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome. 16 The Power of the Gospel For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For the righteousness of God is revealed in the gospel from faith to faith, just as it is written,“The righteous by faith will live.”
- 1 Cor 9:16-17 : 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.
- Gal 2:7-8 : 7 On the contrary, when they saw that I was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised just as Peter was entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised 8 (for he who empowered Peter for his apostleship to the circumcised also empowered me for my apostleship to the Gentiles)
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- Phil 1:7-1610 verses89%
7 For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace together with me.
8 For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
9 And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight
10 so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,
11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
12 Ministry as a Prisoner I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel:
13 The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,
14 and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.
15 Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill.
16 The latter do so from love because they know that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel.
- Phil 1:18-214 verses85%
18 What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice.Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
19 for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
20 My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.
21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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30 since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.
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8 Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,
- Phil 1:25-284 verses76%
25 And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,
26 so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.
27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that– whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent– I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
28 and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation– a sign which is from God.
- Phil 2:16-183 verses75%
16 by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.
17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.
18 And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.
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10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.
11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
12 And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.
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15 Prayer for Wisdom and Revelation For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
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17 So I boast in Christ Jesus about the things that pertain to God.
- Gal 1:10-112 verses74%
10 Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!
11 Paul’s Vindication of His Apostleship Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.
- Rom 1:15-162 verses74%
15 Thus I am eager also to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome.
16 The Power of the Gospel For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
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7 not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.
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17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel– and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.
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10 Continue in What You Have Learned You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,
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13 I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.
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23 I do all these things because of the gospel, so that I can be a participant in it.
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5 because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.
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8 I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others.
- Eph 6:19-202 verses73%
19 Pray for me also, that I may be given the right words when I begin to speak– that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,
20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
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24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body– for the sake of his body, the church– what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.
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1 Paul’s Relationship to the Divine Mystery For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles
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20 And in this way I desire to preach where Christ has not been named, so as not to build on another person’s foundation,
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5 For I consider myself not at all inferior to those“super-apostles.”
- 1 Cor 9:17-182 verses73%
17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.
18 What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel I may offer the gospel free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights in the gospel.
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9 for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but God’s message is not imprisoned!
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11 For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher.
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11 Whether then it was I or they, this is the way we preach and this is the way you believed.