The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;
Parallel translations
- KJV The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
- BSB The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
- NKJV The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains;
- NASB the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;
- NLT They preach because they love me, for they know I have been appointed to defend the Good News.
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Cross-references · 8
- 2 Cor 4:1–2Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don’t faint.
- 2 Cor 2:17For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.
- Phil 1:10so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;
- Job 6:14“To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
- Phil 1:7It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.
- Phil 1:12Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News;
- Ps 69:26For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.
- Job 16:4I also could speak as you do. If your soul were in my soul’s place, I could join words together against you, and shake my head at you,
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