Phili 1:29 | Family | STEP | It is given ; given as a privilege. Compare . In the behalf of Christ ; for the purpose of honoring him. By enduring trials with a proper spirit, believers honor Christ as really as by active labors; and they have no more just reason to complain or be discontented when he visits them with adversity, than when he crowns them with prosperity; for in both he consults his glory, their highest good, and the good of his cause.

Philippians 1:29

It is given; given as a privilege. Compare 1Pe 4:13,14.

In the behalf of Christ; for the purpose of honoring him. By enduring trials with a proper spirit, believers honor Christ as really as by active labors; and they have no more just reason to complain or be discontented when he visits them with adversity, than when he crowns them with prosperity; for in both he consults his glory, their highest good, and the good of his cause.