Philippians 3:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Philippians 3:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Philippians 3:17 is a verse from the book of Philippians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Philippians 3:17 — KJV
“Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.”
— Philippians 3:17 (KJV)
Philippians 3:17 in Context — About the Book of Philippians
Philippians is joy written from a prison cell. Paul, chained to Roman guards, teaches contentment in every circumstance, peace that guards hearts like a garrison, and pressing on toward the prize. Its antidote to anxiety — prayer with thanksgiving — may be the most prescribed verse in Scripture.
Cross-References for Philippians 3:17
“If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. her husband's...: or, her next kinsman”
Shares key themes with Philippians 3:17: brethren, together
“But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:”
Shares key themes with Philippians 3:17: brethren, walk
“Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites. Judah: also called, Hodaviah together: Heb. as one”
Shares key themes with Philippians 3:17: brethren, together
“For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.”
Shares key themes with Philippians 3:17: brethren, together
“They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Philippians 3:17: brethren, walk
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