KJV King James Version
If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Philippians 2:1
If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
WEB World English Bible
If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,
ASV American Standard Version
If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
If, then, any exhortation is in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
Surrounding context — Philippians 2
1 If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.
3 [Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΕἴG1487 · eiifτιςG5100 · tisoneοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenπαράκλησιςG3874 · paraklēsisencouragementἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongΧριστῷ,G5547 · ChristosChristεἴG1487 · eiifτιG5100 · tisoneπαραμύθιονG3890 · paramuthioncomfortἀγάπης,G26 · agapēloveεἴG1487 · eiifτιςG5100 · tisoneκοινωνίαG2842 · koinōniaparticipationπνεύματος,G4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritεἴG1487 · eiifτιςG5100 · tisoneσπλάγχναG4698 · splagchnonaffection/entrailsκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἰκτιρμοί,G3628 · oiktirmoscompassion
Cross-references
Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;1 John 4:12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.1 John 4:7-8Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.2 Corinthians 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, [be] with you all. Amen.Colossians 2:2That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;1 Corinthians 12:13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.Psalm 133:1A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren to dwell together in unity!Ephesians 2:18-22For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Galatians 4:6And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.Acts 4:32And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any [of them] that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.1 John 3:24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.Ephesians 4:30-32And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.Romans 8:9-16But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.John 17:13And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.2 Corinthians 1:5-6For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.Philippians 3:3For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.1 Corinthians 3:16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
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