“ Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me. ”
Having the same conflict - The same agony - ἀγῶνα agōna - the same strife with bitter foes, and the same struggle in the warfare. Which ye saw in me - When I was in Philippi, opposed b...
(11) Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear [to be] in me. (11) Now he shows for what purpose he made mention of his afflictions.
Php_1:27-30. Encouragements. The Philippians also are enduring persecution. Whether he is able to come to them again or can only hear of them, Paul trusts that they will live worthily and be unit...
conflict . Greek. agon. Here, Colossians 2:1 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:2 ; 1 Timothy 6:12 ; 2 Timothy 4:7 ; Hebrews 12:1 . ye saw . See Acts 16:19-24 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:2 .
30 Having the same conflict. He confirms, also, by his own example what he had said, and this adds no little authority to his doctrine. By the same means, too, he shews them, that there is no...
Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me. Having the same conflict - When Paul preached the Gospel at Philippi he was grievously persecuted, as we learn from Acts 16:1...
Having the same conflict, &c.— "Having, in a great measure, the same struggle with the adversaries of the gospel, who labour to overbear it by brutal violence, —as ye saw to be in me, wh...
Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me. Ye saw in me ( Acts 16:12 ; Acts 16:19 , etc.; 1 Thessalonians 2:2 ). I am 'in nothing terrified by mine adversaries'...
The Prisoner Apostle in Rome § 1. Address and Salutation ( Philippians 1:1-2 ). Philippians 1:1 ; Philippians 1:2 . The form of greeting in Philippians 1:1-2 is that common to the Epistles of...
(27-30) In these verses St. Paul exhorts the Philippians to unanimous boldness and steadfastness, under some conflict of antagonism or persecution which threatened them at this time. Of the history o...
Chapter 5 UNDAUNTED AND UNITED STEADFASTNESS. Philippians 1:27-30 (R.V.) AT Philippians 1:27 the letter begins to be hortative. Up to this point the Apostle has been taking the Philippians i...
Privileged to Suffer in Christ's behalf Philippians 1:22-30 Our “manner of life” is all-important. In the open day and in the hours of darkness it must be worthy of the gospel. We must show our...
This letter is in itself a revelation of Christian experience. The word “sin" is not mentioned. The flesh is referred to only that it may be ignored. It is characterized by a revelation of the mind o...
(27) В¶ Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one m...
Having the same conflict ,.... For it seems that the Philippians were now under persecution for the Gospel of Christ; but this was no new or strange thing; it was the same the apostle was under form...
Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me. Ver. 30. Which ye saw in me ] Acts 16:19 ; Acts 16:23,24 , &c. See Trapp on " Act 16:19 " See Trapp on " Act 1...
For unto you it is given Εχαρισθη, it is granted as a favour, in the behalf of Christ , on account of his merits and intercession, and for the promotion of his cause and interest, not only to bel...
Consistently with the character of the epistle, in his addressing the Philippians, Paul does not do so as an apostle, but linking Timothy's name with his own, makes use of the lowlier title, "servant...
The Apostle's Exhortations. A. D. 62. 27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the go...
And be heartened to partake with him in the like trials he sustained when amongst them, Acts 16:19-24 , and which he now was enduring at Rome, Philippians 1:13 ; an example of suffering unto th...
Paul Thus Calls On Them To Stand Firm In The Face of Whatever Life May Bring, Especially In The Way Of Persecution, So That Their Lives Might Be Worthy Of The Gospel ( Philippians 1:27-30 ). This...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Philippians 1:27 . Your conversation. —R.V. “manner of life.” Margin, “behave as citizens.” Perform your duties as citizens. St. Paul in Philippi, by the assertion...
Philippians 1:27-30 This is a call I. To holiness. There is but one ideal life in the Church. In all our growing and striving Christ Himself is to us, and His grace is, all-sufficient. II. To un...
Philippians 1:21 . For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. «To me to live is Christ.» If he lived, he lived to know more of Christ studying his person, and learning by his happy experie...
Philippians 1:1 . Paul and Timotheus. The latter is associated as a fellow-labourer, and an apostolic man with himself. They had together planted churches, at the hazard of their lives, and their...
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ A call to a four-fold manifestation of spiritual life I. To holiness ( Philippians 1:27 ). As if he had said, I have one domin...
EXPOSITION Philippians 1:1 Paul and Timotheus . St. Paul does not assume his official title in writing to the Macedonian Churches, Philippi and Thessalonica; it is used in all his other E...
An Admonition to Constancy and True Unity. Philippians 1:27-30
1 Corinthians 15:30-32 ; 1 Corinthians 4:9-14 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:14 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:15 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:2-4 ; 2 Timothy 2:10-12 ; 2 Timothy 4:7 ; Acts 16:19-40...
Preaching Christ Philippians 1:15-30 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Some preach Christ of envy and strife. Of one thing we are sure: we are commanded to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered....
Having the same kind of conflict with your adversaries, which ye saw in me — When I was with you, Acts 16:12 , Acts 16:19 , &c.