Philippians Chapter 1 verse 10 Holy Bible

ASV Philippians 1:10

so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ;
read chapter 1 in ASV

BBE Philippians 1:10

So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;
read chapter 1 in BBE

DARBY Philippians 1:10

that ye may judge of and approve the things that are more excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence for Christ's day,
read chapter 1 in DARBY

KJV Philippians 1:10

That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.
read chapter 1 in KJV

WBT Philippians 1:10


read chapter 1 in WBT

WEB Philippians 1:10

so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;
read chapter 1 in WEB

YLT Philippians 1:10

for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless -- to a day of Christ,
read chapter 1 in YLT

Philippians 1 : 10 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 10. - That ye may approve things that are excellent. Love, issuing in spiritual discernment, would enable them to recognize, to test, to prove things that are excellent; so Bengel," Non modo prae malts bona, seal in bonds optima." This seems better than the alternative rendering, "to prove the things that differ" (comp. Romans 2:18). That ye may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ. Αἰλικρινής according to the common derivation (from εἵλη, sunlight, and κρίνω), means "judged in the full light of the sun," that is, pure, true; comp. John 2:21, "He that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God." According to another possible derivation, the word would mean "unmixed," that is, genuine, sincere. "Without offense" may be taken actively or passively; without giving offense (causing stumbling) to others, or without stumbling themselves. Perhaps the latter sense is more suitable here. He prays that the Philippians may be true and pure inwardly, and blameless in their outward lives. "Till," rather, "against the day of Christ." The preposition εἰς does not denote time only, as ἄχρις in Ver. 6; it implies preparation.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(10) That ye may be sincere and without offence.--This St. Paul contemplates as the result of thoughtful and discriminating judgment. The word "sincere" (used only here and in 2Peter 1:3), and the corresponding substantive, "sincerity" (1Corinthians 5:8; 2Corinthians 1:12; 2Corinthians 2:17), although there is some uncertainty as to their derivation, undoubtedly signify purity tested and found clear of all base admixtures. The word "without offence" is used in Acts 24:16 ("a conscience void of offence") for that which is free from the stumbling of error; and in 1Corinthians 10:32 ("giving none offence") for that at which none will stumble. The latter sense (nearly equivalent to the "unreprovable" of Colossians 1:22) better suits this passage. For "sincere" describes the positive aspect of purity; "without offence" the more negative aspect, in which it is found to present no excuse for fault-finding or scandal. It is, therefore, the "sincerity," not of unconscious innocence, but of well-tried and thoughtful purity, proof even against suspicion, which St. Paul describes as the perfect fruit of love "overflowing in knowledge." . . .