Philippians 2:4 Cross References - Mace

⁴ let no man consult only his private interest, but let every man consult likewise the interest of others.

⁶ But whoever shall occasion such an humble believer to fall off from the faith, it were better for him that a mill-stone were hang'd about his neck, and that he were plung'd to the bottom of the sea.

¹⁵ bless them, but curse not. rejoice with those that do rejoice, and weep with those that weep.

¹⁹ Let us therefore pursue those things which tend to peace, and mutual edification. ²⁰ do not for such a thing as meat, pull down what God has been raising. all things indeed are pure; but they become evil to him who by eating giveth offence. ²¹ it is better to abstain from flesh, and wine, and every thing whereby your brother is in danger of falling off. ²² keep the persuasion you have, to your own conscience. blessed is he that approves himself to God, without making any difference about meats:

¹ I add, we that are better inform'd ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not study our own pleasure.

⁹ but take care that this liberty of yours does not prove a scandal to the weak. ¹⁰ for if any man see you who have a just notion of idols, sitting at table in their temple, will not the person who is wrong in his notions be incouraged to eat what is offered to idols, tho' contrary to his own opinion? ¹¹ so that your notions may endanger the life of thy weak brother, for whom Christ died. ¹² but when you thus offend against the brethren, by wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. ¹³ wherefore if my eating makes my brother offend, I will never eat flesh rather than make my brother offend.

²⁴ Let no man consult barely his own interest: but every man that of others.

³² give no offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God. ³³ thus I endeavour to be acceptable to all men in all things, not seeking my own advantage, but that of others, so as they may be saved.

²² nay, those parts of the body, which seem to be of the least account, are much more necessary. ²³ what we think to be less honourable, is loaded with additional ornaments, and the less graceful have adventitious finery, ²⁴ of which the graceful have no need: but God has contrived the symmetry of the body, by bestowing an additional advantage where it seem'd to want it. ²⁵ that there might be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same mutual concern for one another. ²⁶ so that if one member suffer, they all suffer with it: or if one be honoured, they partake of it.

⁴ Social affection is patient, is kind; is a stranger to envy; is not insolently vain, nor arrogant: does not behave indecently, ⁵ is not self-interested, is not easily provoked, nor suspects any ill;

³ as for us, we give no occasion of offence, that our ministry may not be blamed:

²⁹ who is afflicted, and I not suffer? who is offended, and I not inflam'd?

⁸ If, agreeably to the scriptures, you observe that royal law, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self," you do well.