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Philippians · read by John Piper
50 verses, in order. Only the verses John read aloud are shown.
Philippians 1
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And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,Read from NASB1995 · The Supremacy of God in the Use of Your Mind
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filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.Read from ESV · God’s Passion for His Glory and His Love for You
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Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.Read from NASB1995 · Suffering for the Sake of the Body - Lesson 4
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As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.Read from NASB1995 · Suffering for the Sake of the Body - Lesson 4
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And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.Read from ESV · He Cannot Deny Himself
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I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.Read from ESV · The Glory of God as the Ground of the Mind’s Certainty
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But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.Read from ESV · Seven Reasons We Must Pursue Supreme Satisfaction in God
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I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.Read from NASB1995 · Desiring God - Lesson 2
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But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.Read from ESV · The Supremacy of Christ in Suffering
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Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,Read from ESV · The Invincible Power of Joy for World Missions
Philippians 2
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then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.Read from NASB1995 · Biblical Eldership - Lesson 2
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Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.Read from ESV · Joy and Rejoicing Under Persecution by the State
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Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:Read from NKJV · How Our Suffering Glorifies God
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Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,Read from ESV · God's Peculiar Glory
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but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.Read from ESV · God's Peculiar Glory
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And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross.Read from ESV · All Things Subject to the Risen Christ
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Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,Read from ESV · The Mind of Christ - Looking Out for the Interests of Others
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that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,Read from ESV · All Things Subject to the Risen Christ
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and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.Read from ESV · The Cost of Love in the Call to the Nations
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Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.Read from ESV · The Present Effects of Trembling at the Wrath of God
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But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.Read from ESV · The Invincible Power of Joy for World Missions
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So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.Read from ESV · The Mind of Christ - Looking Out for the Interests of Others
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Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.Read from ESV · The Mind of Christ - Looking Out for the Interests of Others
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I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.Read from ESV · Rejoicing in the Midst of Sorrow
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But you know Timothy's proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.Read from ESV · The Mind of Christ - Looking Out for the Interests of Others
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But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.Read from ESV · The Mind of Christ - Looking Out for the Interests of Others
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For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.Read from ESV · The Mind of Christ - Looking Out for the Interests of Others
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He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.Read from ESV · The Mind of Christ - Looking Out for the Interests of Others
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Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,Read from ESV · The Mind of Christ - Looking Out for the Interests of Others
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because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.Read from ESV · The Invincible Power of Joy for World Missions
Philippians 3
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Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.Read from ESV · The Heart of the Gospel Righteousness from God
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Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!Read from ESV · The Heart of the Gospel Righteousness from God
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For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—Read from ESV · The Heart of the Gospel Righteousness from God
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circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;Read from ESV · Christ Has Purchased Global Praise
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as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.Read from ESV · Pharisaism, Money, and the Greatness of God
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But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.Read from ESV · The Heart of the Gospel Righteousness from God
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More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain ChristRead from ESV · The Heart of the Gospel Righteousness from God
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and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.Read from ESV · The Heart of the Gospel Righteousness from God
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I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,Read from ESV · Jesus Came not to give Bread, But to be Bread
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and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.Read from KJV · Jesus Came not to give Bread, But to be Bread
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Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.Read from ESV · Pharisaism, Money, and the Greatness of God
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But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,Read from ESV · All Things Subject to the Risen Christ
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who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.Read from ESV · All Things Subject to the Risen Christ
Philippians 4
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Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!Read from ESV · Seven Reasons We Must Pursue Supreme Satisfaction in God
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Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.Read from ESV · Peace Overcomes Our Conflicts
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I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need.Read from NASB1995 · Battling Unbelief - Part 8
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I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.Read from ESV · Battling Unbelief - Part 8
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And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.Read from ESV · Finishing Well in the Face of Death