Philippians 1:6

Philippians 1:6

4 always in ^aevery prayer of mine making request for you all with joy,

5 ^afor your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,

6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun ^aa good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,

11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness ^awhich are by Jesus Christ, ^bto the glory and praise of God.

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12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel,

13 so that it has become evident ^ato the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ;

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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confident—This confidence nerves prayers and thanksgivings (Philippians 1:3-4).

this very thing—the very thing which he prays for (Philippians 1:4) is the matter of his believing confidence (Mark 11:24; I John 5:14-15). Hence the result is sure.

he which hath begun—God (Philippians 2:13).

a good work—Any work that God begins, He will surely finish (I Samuel 3:12). Not even men begin a work at random. Much more the fact of His beginning the work is a pledge of its completion (Isaiah 26:12). So as to the particular work here meant, the perfecting of their fellowship in the Gospel (Philippians 1:5; Psalms 37:24; Psalms 89:33; Psalms 138:8; John 10:28-29; Romans 8:29, Romans 8:35-39; Romans 11:1-2 Hebrews 6:17-19; James 1:17; Judges 1:24). As God cast not off Israel for ever, though chastening them for a time, so He will not cast off the spiritual Israel (Deuteronomy 33:3; Isaiah 27:3; I Peter 1:5).

perform it until—"perfect it up to" [ALFORD, ELLICOTT, and others].

the day of . . . Christ— (Philippians 1:10). The Lord's coming, designed by God in every age of the Church to be regarded as near, is to be the goal set before believers' minds rather than their own death.

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