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\id PHP - Berean Study Bible
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\h Philippians
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\toc1 Philippians
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\mt1 Philippians
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\c 1
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\s1 Greetings from Paul and Timothy
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\r (Colossians 1:1–2; Philemon 1:1–3)
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\b
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\m
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\v 1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,
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\b
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\m To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
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\b
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\m
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\v 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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\s1 Thanksgiving and Prayer
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\r (1 Corinthians 1:4–9; Colossians 1:3–14)
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\b
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\m
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\v 3 I thank my God every time I remember you.
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\v 4 In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,
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\v 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
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\v 6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
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\b
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\m
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\v 7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
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\v 8 God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
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\b
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\m
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\v 9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
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\v 10 so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
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\v 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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\s1 Paul’s Trials Advance the Gospel
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\r (James 1:2–12)
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\b
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\m
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\v 12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
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\v 13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard \f + \fr 1:13 \ft Or all the Praetorium\f* and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
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\v 14 And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word \f + \fr 1:14 \ft NE and WH the word of God\f* without fear.
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\b
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\m
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\v 15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
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\v 16 The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.\f + \fr 1:16 \ft BYZ and TR reverse the order of verses 16 and 17.\f*
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\v 17 The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.
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\b
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\m
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\v 18 What then is the issue?\f + \fr 1:18 \ft Literally What then?\f* Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
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\v 19 because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
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\v 20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
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\s1 To Live Is Christ
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\b
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\m
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\v 21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
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\v 22 But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
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\v 23 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
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\v 24 But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
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\b
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\v 25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
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\v 26 so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.
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\s1 Worthy of the Gospel
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\b
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\v 27 Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side \f + \fr 1:27 \ft Or striving together with one mind\f* for the faith of the gospel,
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\v 28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
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\v 29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
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\v 30 since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
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\c 2
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\s1 One in Christ
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\r (Ephesians 2:11–18)
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\b
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\m
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\v 1 Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
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\v 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
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\b
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\v 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
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\v 4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
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\s1 The Mind of Christ
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\r (Isaiah 52:13–15)
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\b
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\m
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\v 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
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\b
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\q1
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\v 6 Who, existing in the form of God,
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\q2 did not consider equality with God
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\q2 something to be grasped,\f + \fr 2:6 \ft Or something to be exploited\f*
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\q1
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\v 7 but emptied Himself,
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\q2 taking the form of a servant,
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\q2 being made in human likeness.
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\q1
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\v 8 And being found in appearance as a man,
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\q2 He humbled Himself
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\q1 and became obedient to death—
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\q2 even death on a cross.
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\b
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\q1
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\v 9 Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place
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\q2 and gave Him the name above all names,
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\q1
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\v 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
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\q2 in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
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\q1
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\v 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
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\q2 to the glory of God the Father.
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\s1 Lights in the World
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\r (Matthew 5:13–16)
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\b
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\m
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\v 12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
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\v 13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
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\b
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\v 14 Do everything without complaining or arguing,
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\v 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation,\f + \fr 2:15 \ft Deuteronomy 32:5\f* in which you shine as lights in the world
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\v 16 as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
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\b
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\m
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\v 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 with all of you.
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\v 18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
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\s1 Timothy and Epaphroditus
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\r (1 Corinthians 16:10–12)
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\b
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\v 19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.
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\v 20 I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.
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\v 21 For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
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\v 22 But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
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\v 23 So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.
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\v 24 And I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon.
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\b
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\v 25 But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
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\v 26 For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
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\v 27 He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.
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\v 28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
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\v 29 Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,
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\v 30 because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
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\c 3
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\s1 Righteousness through Faith in Christ
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\r (Romans 3:21–31)
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\b
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\v 1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
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\v 2 Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
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\v 3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
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\v 4 though I myself could have such confidence.
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\b
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\m If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
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\v 5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
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\v 6 as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
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\v 7 But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
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\v 8 More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
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\v 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ,\f + \fr 3:9 \ft Or through the faithfulness of Christ\f* the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
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\v 10 I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
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\v 11 and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
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\s1 Pressing on toward the Goal
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\v 12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
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\v 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
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\v 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
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\v 15 All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.
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\v 16 Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
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\s1 Citizenship in Heaven
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\v 17 Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
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\v 18 For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
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\v 19 Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
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\v 20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
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\v 21 who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
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\c 4
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\s1 Rejoice in the Lord
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\v 1 Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
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\v 2 I urge Euodia and Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord.
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\v 3 Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow,\f + \fr 4:3 \ft Or I ask you, loyal Syzygus\f* to help these women who have labored with me for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
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\v 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
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\v 5 Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
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\v 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
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\v 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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\v 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
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\v 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
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\s1 The Generosity of the Philippians
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\r (2 Corinthians 8:1–15)
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\v 10 Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.
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\v 11 I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
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\v 12 I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need.
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\v 13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.\f + \fr 4:13 \ft NA, SBL, NE, and WH in the One who gives me strength. BYZ and TR in Christ who gives me strength.\f*
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\v 14 Nevertheless, you have done well to share in my affliction.
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\v 15 And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving.
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\v 16 For even while I was in Thessalonica, you provided for my needs again and again.
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\v 17 Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.
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\v 18 I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
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\v 19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
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\v 20 To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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\s1 Final Greetings
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\r (Ephesians 6:21–24; 2 Timothy 4:19–22)
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\v 21 Greet all the saints in Christ Jesus.
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\m The brothers who are with me send you greetings.
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\v 22 All the saints send you greetings, especially those from the household of Caesar.
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\v 23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.\f + \fr 4:23 \ft BYZ and TR include Amen.\f*
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