KJV King James Version
(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ:
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Philippians 3:18
(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
WEB World English Bible
For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,
ASV American Standard Version
For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for many walk of whom many times I told you—and now also weeping tell—the enemies of the cross of the Christ!
Surrounding context — Philippians 3
15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ:
19 Whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is their] belly, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
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πολλοὶG4183 · polusmuchγὰρG1063 · garforπεριπατοῦσινG4043 · peripateōto walkοὓςG3739 · hos, hēwhichπολλάκιςG4178 · pollakisoftenἔλεγονG3004 · legōto sayὑμῖν,G4771 · suyouνῦνG3568 · nunnowδὲG1161 · dethenκαὶG2532 · kaiandκλαίωνG2799 · klaiōto weepλέγω,G3004 · legōto sayτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐχθροὺςG2190 · echthrosenemyτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoσταυροῦG4716 · stauroscrossτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoΧριστοῦ,G5547 · ChristosChrist
Cross-references
Ephesians 4:17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,Isaiah 8:11For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,Galatians 6:12As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.Galatians 1:7Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.Jeremiah 13:17But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for [your] pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD’S flock is carried away captive.Galatians 2:14But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before [them] all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?Ephesians 5:5-6For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.Philippians 1:4Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,2 Peter 2:10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous [are they], selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.Philippians 1:15-16Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:1 Thessalonians 4:6That no [man] go beyond and defraud his brother in [any] matter: because that the Lord [is] the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.Daniel 4:37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works [are] truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.2 Corinthians 11:13For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.2 Corinthians 11:29Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?Luke 19:41And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,Acts 20:30-31Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.Galatians 2:21I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness [come] by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.1 Corinthians 1:18For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
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