Philippians 1:29
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
KJV
ὅτι ὑμῖν ἐχαρίσθη τὸ ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ, οὐ μόνον τὸ εἰς αὐτὸν πιστεύειν ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸ ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ πάσχειν,
Greek NT
quia vobis donatum est pro Christo, non solum ut in eum credatis, sed ut etiam pro illo patiamini :
Vulgate
because to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf:
ASV
For unto you it is given for Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Χριστός
christos
noun · 530×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μόνον
monon
adverb · 66×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
πάσχω
pascho
verb · 41×
πιστεύω
pisteuo
verb · 241×
χαρίζομαι
charizomai
verb · 23×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὑπέρ
uper
preposition · 148×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
11 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. Does not behave itself unseemly. Nay, why, says he, do I say, she 'is not puffed up,' when she is so far from that feeling, that in suffering the most shameful things for him whom she loves, she does not even count the thing an unseemliness? Again, he did not say, she suffers unseemliness but bears the shame nobly, but, she does not even entertain any sense at all of the sha…
Chapter 1. Summary of the Foregoing Books, and Scope of that Which Follows. I. The man who fears God seeks diligently in Holy Scripture for a knowledge of His will. And when he has become meek through piety, so as to have no love of strife; when furnished also with a knowledge of languages, so as not to be stopped by unknown words and forms of speech, and with the knowledge of …
Q. It is by faith alone that we share in Christ and all his blessings: where then does that faith come from? A. The Holy Spirit produces it in our hearts by the preaching of the holy gospel, and confirms it through our use of the holy sacraments.
Canons of Dort · 4 passages
The cause or blame for this unbelief, as well as for all other sins, is not at all in God, but in humanity itself. Faith in Jesus Christ and salvation through him is a free gift of God. As Scripture says: "By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God" (Eph. 2:8). Likewise: "It has been freely given to you to believe in Christ"…
The Synod rejects the errors of those who use the distinction between acquiring and applying in order to instill in the unwary and inexperienced the opinion that God, as far as he is concerned, wished to confer equally upon all people the benefits which are gained by Christ's death; but that the distinction by which some rather than others come to share in the forgiveness of si…
In this way, therefore, faith is a gift of God, not in the sense that it is offered by God for human beings to choose, but that it is in actual fact bestowed on them, breathed and infused into them. Not in the sense that God bestows only the potential to believe but then awaits assent — the act of believing — from humanity's choice; rather, in the sense that God who works both …
…and 1 more from this source.
Christian faith is not an opinion or human conviction, but a most firm trust and a clear and steadfast assent of the mind, and then a most certain apprehension of the truth of God, presented in the Scriptures and in the Apostles' Creed. It is the gift of God, which is given to the elect according to the measure which God has distributed to each one. Because faith is a gift of G…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 4:9 — For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
- 1Pet 3:14 — But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
- 1Pet 4:13 — But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
- 1Pet 4:16 — Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
- 2Cor 12:10 — Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
- Acts 5:41 — And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
- Acts 5:41 — And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
- Acts 13:39 — And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
- Acts 14:22 — Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
- Acts 14:27 — And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
- Col 2:12 — Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
- Col 2:12 — Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
- Eph 2:8 — For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
- Eph 2:8 — For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
- Heb 10:32 — But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
- Jas 1:2 — My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
- Jas 1:2 — My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
- Jas 1:17 — Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
- Jas 1:17 — Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
- John 1:12 — But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
- John 6:37 — All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
- John 6:44 — No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
- John 6:44 — No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
- John 6:65 — And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
- Luke 21:17 — And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
- Mark 9:24 — And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
- Mark 13:9 — But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against t
- Matt 5:11 — Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- Matt 16:17 — And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
- Phil 1:6 — Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
- Phil 2:12 — 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.
- Rom 5:3 — And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
- Rom 5:3 — And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
- Rom 8:17 — And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.