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Philippians 1:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jesus Christ will keep you busy doing good deeds that bring glory and praise to God.

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It is never fun to be corrected. In fact, at the time it is always painful. But if we learn to obey by being corrected, we will do right and live at peace.

When you become fruitful disciples of mine, my Father will be honoured.

Then you will live a life that honours the Lord, and you will always please him by doing good deeds. You will come to know God even better.

I am not trying to get something from you, but I want you to receive the blessings that come from giving.

The good news is spreading all over the world with great success. It has spread in that same way among you, ever since the first day you learnt the truth about God's wonderful kindness

Now you have been set free from sin, and you are God's slaves. This will make you holy and will lead you to eternal life.

The LORD will bring about justice and praise in every nation on earth, like flowers blooming in a garden.

But you are God's chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things that he has done. The Scriptures say,

Then, because God and our Lord Jesus Christ are so kind, you will bring honour to the name of our Lord Jesus, and he will bring honour to you.

and make your light shine. Be good and honest and truthful,

The Spirit also makes us sure that we will be given what God has stored up for his people. Then we will be set free, and God will be honoured and praised.

When you eat or drink or do anything else, always do it to honour God.

Make your light shine, so that others will see the good that you do and will praise your Father in heaven.

Count it a blessing when you suffer for being a Christian. This shows that God's glorious Spirit is with you.

Always let others see you behaving properly, even though they may still accuse you of doing wrong. Then on the day of judgment, they will honour God by telling the good things they saw you do.

And now you are living stones that are being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God.

God planned for us to do good things and to live as he has always wanted us to live. That's why he sent Christ to make us what we are.

He did this so that we Jews would bring honour to him and be the first ones to have hope because of him.

God gives seed to farmers and provides everyone with food. He will increase what you have, so that you can give even more to those in need.

You did not choose me. I chose you and sent you out to produce fruit, the kind of fruit that will last. Then my Father will give you whatever you ask for in my name.

He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit. But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit, so that it will produce even more fruit.

especially in Jerusalem. He sent me to give them flowers in place of their sorrow, olive oil in place of tears, and joyous praise in place of broken hearts. They will be called “Trees of Justice”, planted by the LORD to honour his name.

Your people will live right and always own the land; they are the trees I planted to bring praise to me.

They are like trees growing beside a stream, trees that produce fruit in season and always have leaves. Those people succeed in everything they do.

My friend dug the ground, removed the stones, and planted the best vines. He built a watchtower and dug a pit in rocky ground for pressing the grapes. He hoped they would be sweet, but bitter grapes were all it produced.

After I have safely delivered this money, I will visit you and then go on to Spain.

Our people should learn to spend their time doing something useful and worthwhile.




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