American Standard Version
Philippians 1:25
25And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith;
Philippians 1:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
- New International Version (NIV)Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith,
Context of Philippians 1:25
23But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better: 24yet to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake. And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith; 26that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again. 27Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;
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καὶ τοῦτο πεποιθὼς οἶδα ὅτι μενῶ καὶ παραμενῶ πᾶσιν ὑμῖν εἰς τὴν ὑμῶν προκοπὴν καὶ χαρὰν τῆς πίστεως,Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Philippians 1:25
- Philippians 2:24but I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall come shortly.
- Acts 20:25And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, shall see my face no more.
- Luke 22:32but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not; and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, establish thy brethren.
- John 21:15So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
- Acts 11:23who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:
- Acts 14:22confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.
- Romans 1:11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
- Romans 15:18For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
- 2 Corinthians 1:24Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for in faith ye stand fast.
- Ephesians 4:11And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
- Psalms 60:6God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
- Romans 5:2through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
- Romans 15:13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Peter 1:8whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Commentaries on Philippians 1:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Having this confidence, I know that I shall abide - Convinced that it is necessary that I should live longer, for the spreading and defense of the Gospel, I am persuaded that I shall now be liberated. This was in fact the case, for, after having been two years in bonds at Rome, he was released. For your furtherance - In the way of righteousness. And joy of faith - And happiness in that way. The farther a man proceeds in the way of truth, the stronger his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25And having this confidence - “Being persuaded of this, that my continuance on earth is desirable for your welfare, and that the Lord has a work for me to do, I confidently expect that I shall be permitted to live.” The “confidence” here referred to was, that his life was needful for them, and hence that God would spare him. A literal translation would be, “And being persuaded as to this, or of this” - ͂ ̀ touto pepoithōs- “I know,” etc. The foundation of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-26Verses 21-26 Death is a great loss to a carnal, worldly man, for he loses all his earthly comforts and all his hopes; but to a true believer it is gain, for it is the end of all his weakness and misery. It delivers him from all the evils of life, and brings him to possess the chief good. The apostle's difficulty was not between living in this world and living in heaven; between these two there is no comparison; but between serving Christ in this world and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25The well-being of the church is more important to Paul than his own desire to be with Christ. for your progress and joy in the faith: Christians should find joy even during tough times (see 4:4; John 15:11, 20; 16:20–24; 1 Thessalonians 5:16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Translate, "And being confident of this." I know, &c.--by prophetical intimations of the Spirit. He did not yet know the issue, as far as human appearances were concerned (Php 2:23). He doubtless returned from his first captivity to Philippi (He 13:19; Phm 22). joy of faith--Greek, "joy in your faith."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Philippians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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