Philippians 1:26

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.

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  • 2 Cor 1:14 : 14 just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
  • 2 Cor 5:12 : 12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who take pride in outward appearance and not in what is in the heart.
  • 2 Cor 7:6 : 6 But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.
  • Phil 2:16-18 : 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.
  • Phil 3:1 : 1 True and False Righteousness Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! To write this again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.
  • Phil 3:3 : 3 For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, exult in Christ Jesus, and do not rely on human credentials
  • Phil 4:4 : 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!
  • Phil 4:10 : 10 Appreciation for Support I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me.(Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)
  • Song 5:1 : 1 The Lover to His Beloved: I have entered my garden, O my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my balsam spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk!The Poet to the Couple: Eat, friends, and drink! Drink freely, O lovers!
  • John 16:22 : 22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
  • John 16:24 : 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.

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  • 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,

  • 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,

  • 2 Cor 2:3-4
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    3 And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

    4 For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

  • Phil 2:16-18
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    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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    15 And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us,

    16 and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

  • Phil 1:17-20
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    17 The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment.

    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.

  • Rom 1:10-12
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    10 and I always ask in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.

    11 For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

    12 that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.

  • 32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

  • 29 and I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of Christ’s blessing.

  • 28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you can rejoice and I can be free from anxiety.

  • 5 For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

  • Phlm 1:6-8
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    6 I pray that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing that belongs to you in Christ.

    7 I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

    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,

  • 4 A Letter That Caused Sadness I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.

  • Phlm 1:20-21
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    20 Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

    21 Since I was confident that you would obey, I wrote to you, because I knew that you would do even more than what I am asking you to do.

  • 12 that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Phil 1:11-14
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    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.

  • 12 Conclusion Though I have many other things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

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    19 For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you?

    20 For you are our glory and joy!

  • 16 I rejoice because in everything I am fully confident in you.

  • 10 Appreciation for Support I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me.(Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)

  • Phil 1:4-5
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    4 I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you

    5 because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.

  • 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.

  • Phil 1:7-9
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    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

  • 6 and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you can send me on my journey, wherever I go.

  • 30 since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.

  • 13 For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

  • 24 when I go to Spain. For I hope to visit you when I pass through and that you will help me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

  • 15 Nor do we boast beyond certain limits in the work done by others, but we hope that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded among you according to our limits,

  • 12 Paul Defends His Changed Plans For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.

  • 7 We were encouraged not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement you gave him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your deep concern for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

  • 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,