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But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

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Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

tandis que ceux-là, animés d'un esprit de dispute, annoncent Christ par des motifs qui ne sont pas purs et avec la pensée de me susciter quelque tribulation dans mes liens.

KJV

But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

Patristic reading

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  • Photius Constantinople_PG 101 104

    Fragmenta in epistulam ad Philippenses

    ραττοντων, αλλα ουτως πραττοντων ωστε τους ορωντας ωφελεισθαι και τον εν ουρανοις δοξαζειν θεον. 623 Phil 1,17 Ἢ τι γαρ αλλο, φησιν, ει μη τουτο; οιον· τι αλλο γαρ ει μη εις απολογιαν του ευαγγελιου κειμαι; Phil 1, Ὡς παντοτε και νυν. παντοτε εμεγαλυνετο Χριστος εν τωι Παυλωι, κα…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    no well disposed man should be pleased that his neighbor commit a mortal sin. But the Apostle says ( Phil. 1:17 ): "Some out of contention preach Christ," and afterwards he says ( Phil. 1:18 ): "In this also I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice." Therefore contention is not a mortal…
  • Augustine of Hippo

    NPNF1-06. St. Augustine: Sermon on the Mount; Harmony of the Gospels; Homilies on the Gospels

    8 5:11 5:13 5:14 5:14 5:14 5:16 5:16 5:23 5:23 5:23 5:25 5:25-33 5:27 5:31 5:31-32 6:2 6:5 6:12 6:16 Philippians 1:16-18 1:18 1:18 1:18-19 2:1 2:2-3 2:3 2:6 2:6 2:6 2:6 2:6 2:6 2:6 2:6 2:6 2:6-7 2:6-7 2:7 2:7 2:7 2:7 2:7 2:7-8 2:8 2:8 2:9 2:9 2:12 2:13 2:15 2:20 2:21 2:21 2:21 2:…

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