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Philippians 1:10 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; {approve: or, try} {are...: or, differ}”

Philippians 1:10

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8

For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

9

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and {in} all judgment; {judgment: or, sense}

10

That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; {approve: or, try} {are...: or, differ}

11

Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

12

But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things {which happened} unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;

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