Philippians 2:16
“Holding foorth the word of life, that I may reioyce in the day of Christ, that I haue not runne in vaine, neither laboured in vaine.”
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Philippians 2:16 Context
14Doe all things without murmurings, and disputings: 15That yee may bee blamelesse and harmelesse, the sonnes of God, without rebuke, in the middes of a crooked and peruerse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world: 16Holding foorth the word of life, that I may reioyce in the day of Christ, that I haue not runne in vaine, neither laboured in vaine. 17Yea, and if I bee offered vpon the sacrifice and seruice of your faith, I ioy, and reioyce with you all. 18For the same cause also doe ye ioy, and reioyce with me.
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Other Translations for Philippians 2:16
Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
- King James Version
holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.
- Basic English Bible
holding forth [the] word of life, so as to be a boast for me in Christ's day, that I have not run in vain nor laboured in vain.
- Darby Bible
Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither labored in vain.
- Webster's Bible
holding out to them a Message of Life. It will then be my glory on the day of Christ that I did not run my race in vain nor toil in vain.
- Weymouth Bible
holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I didn't run in vain nor labor in vain.
- World English Bible
And holde ye togidere the word of lijf to my glorie in the day of Crist; for Y haue not runnen in veyn, nether Y haue trauelid in veyn.
- Wycliffe Bible
the word of life holding forth, for rejoicing to me in regard to a day of Christ, that not in vain did I run, nor in vain did I labour;
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Philippians 2:16
Php 2:16 Holding forth the word of life. Always preaching Christ in word, in life, and in deed. That was their work. Unless they did this they were a failure. That I may rejoice. Unless they had done so he would be made to feel, in the day of Christ, the day of accounts, that his labor at Philippi was in vain.