Cross references

Philippians 1:15

It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

Philippians 1:15 BSB

Philippians 1:15 has 21 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 9 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Romans 16:17–18 (14 votes) and Philippians 2:3 (11 votes). 22 other verses point back to it. It links with 17 other books, from Numbers 11 to 1 Peter 5.

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Which verses does Philippians 1:15 point to?

The 20 strongest of 21, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

  2. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

  3. For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

  4. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.

  5. Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. …

  6. All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

  7. for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man? For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?

  8. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”

  9. The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains. …

  10. Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy? But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

  11. Acts 5:421 vote
  12. Acts 8:351 vote
  13. Acts 9:201 vote
  14. But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

Which verses point to Philippians 1:15?

The 10 strongest of 22.