Philippians 1:15

The Passion Translation

It’s true that there are some who preach Christ out of competition and controversy, for they are jealous over the way God has used me. Many others have purer motives—they preach with grace and love filling their hearts,

Cross References

Matthew 23:5

Everything they do is done for show and to be noticed by others. They want to be seen as holy, so they wear oversized prayer boxes on their arms and foreheads with Scriptures inside, and wear extra-long tassels on their outer garments.

Acts 10:36

God sent his word to the Jewish people first, announcing the wonderful news of hope and peace through Jesus, the Anointed One, the Lord of all.

Acts 11:20

However, some of the believers from Cyprus and Cyrene, who had come to Antioch in Syria, preached to the non-Jews living there, proclaiming the message of salvation in the Lord Jesus.

Acts 5:42

And nothing stopped them! They kept preaching every day in the temple courts and went from house to house, preaching the gospel of Jesus, God’s Anointed One!

Acts 8:35

Philip started with this passage and shared with him the wonderful message of Jesus.

Acts 8:5

Philip traveled to a Samaritan city and preached to them the wonderful news of the Anointed One.

Acts 9:20

Within the hour he was in the synagogues, preaching about Jesus and proclaiming, “Jesus is the Son of God!”

Romans 2:8

But those governed by selfishness and self-promotion, whose hearts are unresponsive to God’s truth and would rather embrace unrighteousness, will experience the fullness of wrath.

1 Corinthians 1:23

but we preach the crucified Messiah. The Jews stumble over him and the rest of the world sees him as foolishness.

1 Corinthians 13:3

And if I were to be so generous as to give away everything I owned to feed the poor, and to offer my body to be burned as a martyr, without the pure motive of love, I would gain nothing of value.

2 Corinthians 1:19

Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and he is the one whom Timothy, Silas, and I have preached to you—and he has never been both a “yes” and a “no.” He has always been and always will be for us a resounding “YES!”

2 Corinthians 11:13

For they are not true apostles but deceitful ministers who masquerade as “special apostles” of the Anointed One.

2 Corinthians 12:20

Now I’m afraid that when I come to you I may find you different than I desire you to be, and you may find me different than you would like me to be. I don’t want to find you in disunity, with jealousy and angry outbursts, with selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and turmoil.

2 Corinthians 4:5

We don’t preach ourselves, but rather the lordship of Jesus Christ, for we are your servants for Jesus’ sake.

Galatians 2:4

I met with them privately because false “brothers” had been secretly smuggled into church meetings. They were sent to spy on the wonderful freedom that we have in Jesus Christ. Their agenda was to bring us back into the bondage of religion.

Philippians 2:3

Be free from pride-filled opinions, for they will only harm your cherished unity. Don’t allow self-promotion to hide in your hearts, but in authentic humility put others first and view others as more important than yourselves.

1 Timothy 3:16

For the mystery of righteousness is beyond all question! He was revealed as a human being, and as our great High Priest in the Spirit! Angels gazed upon him as a man and the glorious message of his kingly rulership is being preached to the nations! Many have believed in him and he has been taken back to heaven, and has ascended into the place of exalted glory in the heavenly realm. Yes, great is this mystery of righteousness!