Key Verse Spotlight
Philippians 2:12 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”
Philippians 2:12
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of {things} in heaven, and {things} in earth, and {things} under the earth;
And {that} every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ {is} Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of {his} good pleasure.
Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
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