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;

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
given	ἐχαρίσθη echaristhē	G5483	to grant as a favor · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
behalf	ὑπὲρ huper	G5228	"over" · preposition
Christ	Χριστοῦ, Christou	G5547	anointed · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
only	μόνον monon	G3440	merely · adverb
believe	πιστεύειν, pisteuein	G4100	to have faith (in · verb — present active infinitive
on	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
but	ἀλλὰ alla	G235	properly · conjunction
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
suffer	πάσχειν paschein	G3958	to experience a sensation or impression (usually painfu… · verb — present active infinitive
for	ὑπὲρ huper	G5228	"over" · preposition
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
sake	ὑπέρ hypér	G5228	"over"

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
1 Peter 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…
Acts 5:41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Romans 5:3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
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…
Matthew 5:11-12 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
John 6:44-45 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.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:27–end

The apostle concludes the chapter with two exhortations: - I. He exhorts them to strictness of conversation (Phi 1:27): Only let your conversation be as becometh the gospel of Christ. Observe, Those who profess the gospel of Christ should have their conversation as becomes the gospel, or in a suitableness and agreeableness to it. Let it be as becomes those who believe gospel truths, submit to gospel laws, and depend upon gospel promises; and with an answerable faith, holiness, and comfort. Let it be in all respects as those who belong to the kingdom of God among men, and are members and subjects of it. It is an ornament to our profession when our conversation is of a piece with it. - That w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Philippians 1:29

For--rather, a proof that this is an evident token from God of your salvation, "Because," &c. it is given--Greek, "it has been granted as a favor," or "gift of grace." Faith is the gift of God (Eph 2:8), not wrought in the soul by the will of man, but by the Holy Ghost (Joh 1:12-13). believe on him--"To believe Him," would merely mean to believe He speaks the truth. "To believe on Him," is to believe in, and trust through, Him to obtain eternal salvation. Suffering for Christ is not only not a mark of God's anger, but a gift of His grace.

Adam Clarke on Philippians 1:29

Unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ - Ὑμιν εχαρισθη· To you it is graciously given; it is no small privilege that God has so far honored you as to permit you to suffer on Christ's account. It is only his most faithful servants that he thus honors. Be not therefore terrified by your enemies; they can do nothing to you which God will not turn to your eternal advantage. We learn from this that it is as great a privilege to suffer for Christ as to believe on him; and the former in certain cases (as far as the latter in all cases) becomes the means of salvation to them who are thus exercised.

John Gill on Philippians 1:29

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ,.... For the sake of his Gospel, for the good of his interest, and the glory of his name. The Alexandrian copy reads, "to us it is given", &c, not only to believe in him; for faith in Christ, which is not merely believing that he is the Christ, and all that is said of him, or all that he himself says, but is a seeing of the Son, a going to him, receiving, embracing, leaning, relying, and living upon him, as God's salvation, is a pure gift of grace; it is not in nature, nor in every man, and in whom it is, it is not of themselves, it is the gift of God; the first implantation of it, all its acts and exercise, its increase, and the performance…

The Church Fathers

Not only the beginning of our conversion but also the continuance of it through the endurance of suffering for it are gifts given to us by the Lord.
— John Cassian, CONFERENCES 3.15.2

It was therefore within his purpose that he gave to us the gift of trusting in him. This was an incomparable gift. It is only by faith in him that we are blessed with so great a reward. We are to believe in such a way as to be ready to suffer for him.
— Gaius Marius Victorinus, EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS 1.29

For the things which are seen are temporal"-he is speaking of troubles; "but the things which are not seen are eternal"-he is promising rewards. But writing in bonds to the Thessalonians, he certainly affirmed that they were blessed, since to them it had been given not only to believe on Christ, but also to suffer for His sake.
— Tertullian, Scorpiace

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Faith · In Christ is: The gift of God — In Christ is: The gift of God
Gifts From God · .Faith — .Faith
Gifts Of God, The · Spiritual: Faith — Spiritual: Faith
Privileges Of Saints · Suffering for Christ — Suffering for Christ
Righteousness · 2:17;7:10,11;9:10;10:5;13:5; — 2:17;7:10,11;9:10;10:5;13:5;
Salvation · Saints: Have a token of, in their patient suffering for Christ — Saints: Have a token of, in their patient suffering for Christ
Suffering · 1:7;4:11-18; — 1:7;4:11-18;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Philippians 1:29

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:27–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Philippians 1:29

Adam Clarke on Philippians 1:29

John Gill on Philippians 1:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Philippians 1:29

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:27–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Philippians 1:29

Adam Clarke on Philippians 1:29

John Gill on Philippians 1:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Philippians 1:27–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Philippians 1:29