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Phil. 1:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thatu ye may θapprove things that are κexcellent; that ye may bev sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;*

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Rom. 2:18• ¹⁸and knowest the will, and provest the things that differ, being instructed out of the law, (Rom. 2:18)

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or, try.

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or, differ.

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Eph. 5:27• ²⁷that he might himself present to himself the assembly glorious, not having spot or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it should be holy and blameless. (Eph. 5:27)

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Isa. 7:15‑16• ¹⁵Curds and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil and to choose the good.
¹⁶For before the youth knoweth to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land, because of whose two kings thou art alarmed, shall be forsaken . (Isa. 7:15‑16)

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Amos 5:14‑15• ¹⁴Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you as ye have spoken.
¹⁵Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that Jehovah the God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. (Amos 5:14‑15)

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Mic. 3:2• ²{i}Ye who hate the good, and love evil; who pluck off their skin from them, and their flesh from off their bones;{/i} (Mic. 3:2)

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John 3:20• ²⁰For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not unto the light lest his works should be convicted; (John 3:20)

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Rom. 2:18• ¹⁸and knowest the will, and provest the things that differ, being instructed out of the law, (Rom. 2:18)

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Rom. 7:16,22• ¹⁶But if what I will not, this I practice, I consent to the law that [it is] right.
²²For I delight in the law of God according to the inner man, (Rom. 7:16,22)

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Rom. 8:7• ⁷because the mind of the flesh [is] enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, for indeed it cannot; (Rom. 8:7)

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Rom. 12:2,9• ²and not to fashion yourselves to this age but to be transformed by the renewing of the mind that ye may prove what [is] the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
⁹Let love [be] unfeigned, abhorring evil, cleaving to good; (Rom. 12:2,9)

approve things that are excellent.

or, try things thatdiffer.

Job 12:11• ¹¹Doth not the ear try words,{HR}As the palate tasteth food for itself? (Job 12:11)

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Job 34:3• ³For the ear trieth words, and the palate tasteth food. (Job 34:3)

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Rom. 12:2• ²and not to fashion yourselves to this age but to be transformed by the renewing of the mind that ye may prove what [is] the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Rom. 12:2)

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2 Cor. 11:13‑15• ¹³For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ:
¹⁴and no wonder, for Satan himself transformeth himself into an angel of light:
¹⁵[it is] no great thing then if his servants also transform themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works. (2 Cor. 11:13‑15)

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Eph. 5:10• ¹⁰proving what is agreeable to the Lord; (Eph. 5:10)

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1 Thess. 5:21• ²¹but prove all things; hold fast that which is good; (1 Thess. 5:21)

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Heb. 5:12‑14• ¹²For when on account of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that someone teach you the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and have become such as have need of milk, not of solid food.
¹³For every one that partaketh of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness; for he is an infant.
¹⁴But solid food belongeth to perfect, those that on account of habit have their senses exercised for distinguishing both good and evil. (Heb. 5:12‑14)

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1 John 4:1• ¹Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, if they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1)

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Rev. 2:2• ²I know thy works and [thy] toil and thy patience, and that thou canst not bear evil {i}men{/i}; and thou hast tried those that call themselves apostles and are not, and hast found them liars: (Rev. 2:2)

that ye may be.

Phil. 1:16• ¹⁶these, indeed, out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel; (Phil. 1:16)

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Gen. 20:5• ⁵{i}Did he not say to me, She is my sister? and she, even she said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and in the innocency of my hands have I done this.{/i} (Gen. 20:5)

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Josh. 24:14• ¹⁴{i}And now fear Jehovah and serve him in perfectness and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river, and in Egypt; and serve Jehovah.{/i} (Josh. 24:14)

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John 1:47• ⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. (John 1:47)

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Acts 24:16• ¹⁶Herein also do I exercise myself to have a conscience without offence toward God and men continually. (Acts 24:16)

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2 Cor. 1:12• ¹²For our boasting is this, the testimony of our conscience that in holiness f and sincerity before God, not in carnal wisdom but in God's grace, we conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly towards you. (2 Cor. 1:12)

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2 Cor. 2:17• ¹⁷For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, before God, we speak in Christ. (2 Cor. 2:17)

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2 Cor. 8:8• ⁸I speak not by way of commandment, but through the diligence of others proving the genuineness of your love also. (2 Cor. 8:8)

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Eph. 4:15• ¹⁵but, holding the truth in love, let us grow up unto him in all things, who is the head, Christ, (Eph. 4:15)

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Eph. 5:27• ²⁷that he might himself present to himself the assembly glorious, not having spot or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it should be holy and blameless. (Eph. 5:27)

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Eph. 6:24• ²⁴grace with all that love our Lord Jesus Christ in incorruption. (Eph. 6:24)

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1 Thess. 3:13• ¹³in order to establish your hearts unblameable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. (1 Thess. 3:13)

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1 Thess. 5:23• ²³Now the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit, and soul and body be preserved entire without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess. 5:23)

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Matt. 16:23• ²³{i}But turning round, he said to Peter, Get away behind me, Satan; thou art an offence to me, for thy mind is not on the things that are of God, but on the things that are of men.{/i} (Matt. 16:23)

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Matt. 18:6‑7• ⁶{i}But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were profitable for him that a great millstone had been hanged upon his neck and he be sunk in the depths of the sea.{/i}
⁷{i}Woe to the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; yet woe to that man by whom the offence comes!{/i} (Matt. 18:6‑7)

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Matt. 26:33• ³³{i}And Peter answering said to him, If all shall be offended in thee, I will never be offended.{/i} (Matt. 26:33)

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Rom. 14:20‑21• ²⁰Do not for the sake of meat pull down the work of God. All things are clean; but [it is] evil to the man that eateth while stumbling.
²¹[It is] right not to eat flesh nor drink wine nor anything in which thy brother stumbleth [or is offended or is weak]. (Rom. 14:20‑21)

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Rom. 16:17• ¹⁷But I beseech you, brethren, to consider those that make divisions and occasions of stumblingblocks contrary to the doctrine which ye have learnt, and turn away from them. (Rom. 16:17)

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1 Cor. 8:13• ¹³Wherefore, if meat stumble my brother, I will in nowise eat flesh forever, that I may not stumble my brother. (1 Cor. 8:13)

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1 Cor. 10:32• ³²Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews or Greeks, or to the assembly of God; (1 Cor. 10:32)

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2 Cor. 6:3• ³giving none offence in anything that the ministry be not blamed. (2 Cor. 6:3)

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Gal. 5:11• ¹¹But I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why am I yet persecuted? Then is done away the scandal of the cross. (Gal. 5:11)

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1 Thess. 3:13• ¹³in order to establish your hearts unblameable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. (1 Thess. 3:13)

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1 Cor. 1:8• ⁸who shall also confirm you until [the] end, unimpeachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Cor. 1:8)

• How different from the cold avoidance of positive sin with which many Christians content themselves! The earnest desire of every excellence and likeness to Christ which divine light can show them is that which marks the life of Christ in us. (“Philippians 1” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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,

W. Kelly Translation

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that ye may approve the things that are excellenta; that ye may be pure and without offense againstb [the] day of Christ,

WK Translation Notes

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a

Or, "prove the things that differ."

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The preposition (eis) should be "for" "unto" or "against," not "till" the day of Christ.