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Philippians 1:15

Contemporary English Version 1995

Some are preaching about Christ because they are jealous and envious of us. Others are preaching because they want to help.

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Don't be jealous or proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves.

Anyway, they are no more than false apostles and dishonest workers. They only pretend to be apostles of Christ.

We are not preaching about ourselves. Our message is that Jesus Christ is Lord. He also sent us to be your servants.

This is because Jesus Christ the Son of God is always “Yes” and never “No.” And he is the one Silas, Timothy, and I told you about.

Everything they do is just to show off in front of others. They even make a big show of wearing Scripture verses on their foreheads and arms, and they wear big tassels for everyone to see.

Here is the great mystery of our religion: Christ came as a human. The Spirit proved that he pleased God, and he was seen by angels. Christ was preached to the nations. People in this world put their faith in him, and he was taken up to glory.

We went there because of those who pretended to be followers and had sneaked in among us as spies. They had come to take away the freedom Christ Jesus had given us, and they were trying to make us their slaves.

I am afraid when I come, we won't be pleased with each other. I fear that some of you may be arguing or jealous or angry or selfish or gossiping or insulting each other. I even fear that you may be proud and acting like a mob.

What if I gave away all that I owned and let myself be burned alive? I would gain nothing, unless I loved others.

But we preach that Christ was nailed to a cross. Most Jews have problems with this, and most Gentiles think it is foolish.

Some of the followers from Cyprus and Cyrene went to Antioch and started telling Gentiles the good news about the Lord Jesus.

This is the same message that God gave to the people of Israel, when he sent Jesus Christ, the Lord of all, to offer peace to them.

Soon he went to the synagogues and started telling people that Jesus is the Son of God.

So Philip began at this place in the Scriptures and explained the good news about Jesus.

Every day they spent time in the temple and in one home after another. They never stopped teaching and telling the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.

Philip went to the city of Samaria and told the people about Christ.

But he will show how angry and furious he can be with every selfish person who rejects the truth and wants to do evil.




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