Philippians 4:5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. Gentleness is such an important virtue that Paul wanted it to be evident to everyone. It should not be a hidden virtue, like prayer or generosity, but an open virtue for everyone to see. I am...
Philippians 3:13-14 Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Two things were important to Paul as he raced toward heaven: forgetting...
Philippians 2:13 [I]t is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. The desire to do God’s will does not come from ourselves, but from God. We choose to respond, not because we are noble, but because God is working in us....
Philippians 1:25 I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith. Notice the connection between progress and joy. If you are making progress at a sport, you will enjoy it a little more. And if you are making progress at work, you...
Philippians 1:1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons. Paul started the church in Philippi during his second missionary journey, around AD 51. Ten years...
