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You have seen my struggle in the past, and you know that I am still in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/philippians/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/philippians/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/philippians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />having the same conflict such as you saw in me and now hear of in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/philippians/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear <i>to be</i> in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/philippians/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear <i>is</i> in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/philippians/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />experiencing the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear <i>to be</i> in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/philippians/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />experiencing the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/philippians/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />experiencing the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear <i>to be</i> in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/philippians/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />having the same struggle which you saw in me, and now hear <i>to be</i> in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/philippians/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />[and so you are] experiencing the same [kind of] conflict which you saw me endure, and which you hear to be mine now.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/philippians/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />since you are engaged in the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear that I have.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/philippians/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />having the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear that I have. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/philippians/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/philippians/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You saw me suffer, and you still hear about my troubles. Now you must suffer in the same way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/philippians/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/philippians/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You are involved in the same struggle that you saw me having. Now you hear that I'm still involved in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/philippians/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now you can take part with me in the battle. It is the same battle you saw me fighting in the past, and as you hear, the one I am fighting still. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/philippians/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You have the same struggle that you saw in me and now hear that I am still having. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/philippians/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/philippians/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/philippians/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear is in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/philippians/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/philippians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />maintaining, as you do, the same kind of conflict that you once saw in me and which you still hear that I am engaged in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/philippians/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/philippians/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />having the same conflict, such as you saw in me, and now hear of in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/philippians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />having the same conflict such as you saw in me and now hear of in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/philippians/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> the same conflict having, such as ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/philippians/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Having the same struggle which ye saw in me, and now hear in me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/philippians/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Having the same conflict as that which you have seen in me, and now have heard of me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/philippians/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />engaging in the same struggle, of a kind which you also have seen in me, and which you now have heard from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/philippians/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yours is the same struggle as you saw in me and now hear about me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/philippians/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />since you are having the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/philippians/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And that you may endure such trials as those which you have seen me in, and such as you now hear that I am in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/philippians/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And you will endure struggles, like those which you have seen in me and now hear about me. <div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/philippians/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />since you have the same conflict that you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/philippians/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />having the same conflict as you saw in me, and now hearing me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/philippians/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />experiencing the same conflict which ye have seen in me, and now hear to be in me.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/philippians/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />being engag'd in the same conflict, in which you saw I was formerly, and hear that I am at present engag'd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/philippians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />maintaining, as you do, the same kind of conflict that you once saw in me and which you still hear that I am engaged in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/philippians/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/philippians/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />having the same conflict as ye saw in me, and now hear <i>to be</i> in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/philippians/1-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mXomUhcrPbg?start=258" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/philippians/1.htm">Worthy of the Gospel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">since you are encountering</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">same</a> <a href="/greek/73.htm" title="73: agōna (N-AMS) -- From ago; properly, a place of assembly, i.e. a contest; figuratively, an effort or anxiety.">struggle</a> <a href="/greek/3634.htm" title="3634: hoion (RelPro-AMS) -- Probably akin to ho, hos, and hosos; such or what sort of; especially the neuter with negative, not so."></a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: eidete (V-AIA-2P) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">you saw</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: emoi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I had,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and now</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akouete (V-PIA-2P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">hear that</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: emoi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I still have.</a> <a href="/greek/3568.htm" title="3568: nyn (Adv) -- A primary particle of present time; now; also as noun or adjective present or immediate."></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19-24</a></span><br />When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace. / They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil / by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a></span><br />Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:2</a></span><br />As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-5.htm">2 Corinthians 1:5-7</a></span><br />For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. / If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience. / And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12-13</a></span><br />Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23-27</a></span><br />Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death. / Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. / Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a></span><br />strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a></span><br />And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-9.htm">1 Peter 5:9</a></span><br />Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-24.htm">Colossians 1:24</a></span><br />Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-3.htm">2 Timothy 2:3</a></span><br />Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11-12</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-32.htm">Hebrews 10:32-34</a></span><br />Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering. / Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated. / You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-9.htm">1 Corinthians 4:9-13</a></span><br />For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men. / We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored. / To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.</p><p class="hdg">the same.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a></b></br> These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35-37</a></b></br> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? <i>shall</i> tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/4-9.htm">1 Corinthians 4:9-14</a></b></br> For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men… </p><p class="hdg">which.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19-40</a></b></br> And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew <i>them</i> into the marketplace unto the rulers, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:2</a></b></br> But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.</p><p class="hdg">now.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/1-13.htm">Philippians 1:13</a></b></br> So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other <i>places</i>;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Conflict</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-1.htm">Engaged</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/philippians/1-27.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/philippians/1-27.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-9.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/acts/24-9.htm">Maintaining</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Once</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Struggle</a> <a href="/philippians/1-14.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/colossians/2-1.htm">Conflict</a> <a href="/colossians/1-21.htm">Engaged</a> <a href="/philippians/2-25.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-10.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-11.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/philippians/4-14.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/philippians/2-2.htm">Maintaining</a> <a href="/philippians/2-23.htm">Once</a> <a href="/philippians/4-3.htm">Struggle</a> <a href="/philippians/2-16.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Philippians 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/philippians/1-1.htm">Paul testifies his thankfulness to God, and his love toward the Philippians,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/philippians/1-9.htm">daily praying for their increase in grace;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/philippians/1-12.htm">he shows what good the faith of Christ had received by his troubles at Rome;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/philippians/1-21.htm">and how ready he is to glorify Christ either by his life or death;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/philippians/1-27.htm">exhorting them to unity;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/philippians/1-28.htm">and to fortitude in persecution.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/philippians/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/philippians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/philippians/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>since you are encountering the same struggle</b><br>The Philippians were experiencing persecution and opposition similar to what Paul faced. This struggle refers to the trials and tribulations that come with living a faithful Christian life in a predominantly pagan society. The early church often faced hostility from both Jewish and Roman authorities, as well as from local populations who viewed the new faith as a threat to traditional religious practices. This struggle is a common theme in the New Testament, as seen in <a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a>, which states that all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.<p><b>you saw I had</b><br>Paul is referring to the persecution he endured during his time in Philippi, as recorded in <a href="/acts/16-16.htm">Acts 16:16-40</a>. He and Silas were imprisoned after casting a spirit of divination out of a slave girl, which angered her owners. This event led to their public beating and imprisonment, demonstrating the physical and social challenges faced by early Christians. The Philippians were eyewitnesses to these events, which served as a powerful testimony to the cost of discipleship and the reality of spiritual warfare.<p><b>and now hear that I still have</b><br>At the time of writing, Paul was imprisoned in Rome, as indicated in <a href="/philippians/1-13.htm">Philippians 1:13</a>. His ongoing struggles were well-known among the early Christian communities, serving as a testament to his unwavering commitment to the Gospel. This phrase highlights the continuity of Paul's trials, emphasizing that suffering for Christ is not a one-time event but an ongoing reality for believers. It also serves as an encouragement to the Philippians, showing that enduring hardship is part of the Christian journey, as echoed in <a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23-28</a>, where Paul lists his numerous sufferings for the sake of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the letter to the Philippians, Paul is writing from prison, likely in Rome, and is addressing the believers in Philippi.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/philippian_church.htm">Philippian Church</a></b><br>The recipients of the letter, the church in Philippi was one of the first Christian communities in Europe, established by Paul during his second missionary journey.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/roman_imprisonment.htm">Roman Imprisonment</a></b><br>Paul refers to his own struggles, which include his imprisonment for the sake of the Gospel, a situation that the Philippians were aware of.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/struggle.htm">Struggle (Ag?n in Greek)</a></b><br>The term "struggle" (Greek: ag?n) refers to a conflict or contest, often used in the context of athletic competitions or battles, symbolizing the spiritual and physical challenges faced by believers.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/persecution.htm">Persecution</a></b><br>The broader context of the struggles faced by early Christians, including opposition and persecution for their faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_faith.htm">Endurance in Faith</a></b><br>Believers are called to endure struggles and challenges as part of their Christian journey, just as Paul did.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_suffering.htm">Unity in Suffering</a></b><br>The shared experience of suffering for the Gospel creates a bond among believers, encouraging mutual support and prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perspective_on_trials.htm">Perspective on Trials</a></b><br>Viewing trials as opportunities for growth and deeper reliance on God can transform our approach to difficulties.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/imitating_christ.htm">Imitating Christ</a></b><br>Just as Paul imitated Christ in his sufferings, believers are encouraged to follow Christ's example of perseverance and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_community.htm">Encouragement in Community</a></b><br>The church community plays a vital role in providing encouragement and strength to one another during times of struggle.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_philippians_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Philippians 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_infertility.htm">What does the Bible say about infertility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_prayer_chain.htm">What does 'winning souls is wise' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_a_contradiction_that_jacob_saw_god.htm">Jesus says, 'No one has seen God' (John 1:18), but Genesis 32:30 says Jacob saw God face to face. Isn't this a contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_nature_of_the_godhead.htm">What is the nature of the Godhead?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/philippians/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">Having the same conflict, which ye saw in me.</span>--The allusion is, of course, to the lawless scourging and imprisonment of <a href="/context/acts/16-22.htm" title="And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.">Acts 16:22-24</a>. How deeply this outrage impressed itself on the Apostle's own mind we see, both by his conduct to the magistrates at the moment, and also by the allusion in <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-2.htm" title="But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.">1Thessalonians 2:2</a>, to the time, when "we had suffered before and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi." Here he uses the remembrance to suggest to the Philippians that their struggle was only the same which he had borne, and borne successfully. Similarly in <a href="/2_timothy/3-10.htm" title="But you have fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, charity, patience,">2Timothy 3:10</a> (going back on the eve of death to the very beginning of his ministry to the Gentiles) he reminds Timothy of the persecutions "at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra--what persecutions I endured, but out of them all the Lord delivered me."<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/philippians/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me</span>. These words are best taken with Ver. 27, vers. 28 and 29 being parenthetical. The apostle returns to the military or gladiatorial metaphor of a contest, <span class="greek">ἀγών</span>. He had himself been persecuted at Philippi (<a href="/acts/16.htm">Acts 16</a>:<a href="/1_thessalonians/2-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:2</a>); now the Philippians heard of his Roman imprisonment, and were themselves suffering similar persecutions. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/philippians/1-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[since] you are encountering</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχοντες</span> <span class="translit">(echontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">same</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">struggle</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀγῶνα</span> <span class="translit">(agōna)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_73.htm">Strong's 73: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ago; properly, a place of assembly, i.e. a contest; figuratively, an effort or anxiety.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you saw</span><br /><span class="grk">εἴδετε</span> <span class="translit">(eidete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I had,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐμοὶ</span> <span class="translit">(emoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and [now]</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">hear that</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀκούετε</span> <span class="translit">(akouete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I still have.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐμοί</span> <span class="translit">(emoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/philippians/1-30.htm">Philippians 1:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/philippians/1-30.htm">Philippians 1:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/philippians/1-30.htm">Philippians 1:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/philippians/1-30.htm">Philippians 1:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/philippians/1-30.htm">Philippians 1:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/philippians/1-30.htm">Philippians 1:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/philippians/1-30.htm">Philippians 1:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/philippians/1-30.htm">Philippians 1:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/philippians/1-30.htm">Philippians 1:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/philippians/1-30.htm">Philippians 1:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/philippians/1-30.htm">NT Letters: Philippians 1:30 Having the same conflict which you saw (Philipp. Phil. 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