Philippians 1:30

30 since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

Philippians 1:30 in Other Translations

30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

30 engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.

30 We are in this struggle together. You have seen my struggle in the past, and you know that I am still in the midst of it.

30 You're involved in the same kind of struggle you saw me go through, on which you are now getting an updated report in this letter.

30 having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

30 You are involved in the same struggle that you saw me having. Now you hear that I'm still involved in it.

30 having the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear about me.

30 You are going through the same struggle you saw me go through. As you have heard, I am still struggling.

Philippians 1:30 Meaning and Commentary

Philippians 1:30

Having the same conflict
For it seems that the Philippians were now under persecution for the Gospel of Christ; but this was no new or strange thing; it was the same the apostle was under formerly, and at that time:

which ye saw in me, and now hear [to be] in me;
when he and Silas were at Philippi, and first preached the Gospel there, they were exceedingly ill used, and shamefully entreated; they were dragged to the market place, or court, were beaten and scourged, and put into the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks, ( Acts 16:19 Acts 16:22-24 ) ( 1 Thessalonians 2:2 ) ; of all this the Philippians were eyewitnesses, and to which he here refers when he says, which ye saw in me; and now he was a prisoner at Rome, as they had heard, hence he says, "and now hear to be in me"; for they had sent Epaphroditus to him with a present, as a token of their love to him, and to support him under his affliction; and which he mentions, in order to animate them to bear their sufferings patiently for Christ's sake, since the same were accomplished in him, as well as in the rest of their brethren and fellow Christians in the world.

Philippians 1:30 In-Context

28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved—and that by God.

29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,

30 since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

Cross References

• 1. Colossians 2:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; Hebrews 10:32
• 2. Acts 16:19-40
• 3. ver 13