Philippians 2:16
holding forth the word of life, that I may have whereof to boast against the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, or labor in vain.
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Psalms 40:9I have proclaimed thy righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I have not restrained my lips, O LORD! thou knowest!
Isaiah 49:4Then I said, I have labored in vain; For naught, for vanity, have I spent my strength; Yet my cause is with Jehovah, And my reward with my God.
Luke 12:8And I say to you, Every one that acknowledgeth me before men, him will the Son of man also acknowledge before the angels of God.
John 6:68Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast words of everlasting life;
Romans 10:8But what saith it? “The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart;” that is, the word concerning faith, which we preach;
2 Corinthians 1:14as also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your glorying, as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 2:15-19
Practical Religion. ( a. d. 62.) 14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. 17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same cause also do… Read the whole commentary →