16holding forth the word of life, so as to be a boast for me in Christ's day, that I have not run in vain nor laboured in vain.
16holding forth the word of life, so as to be a boast for me in Christ's day, that I have not run in vain nor laboured in vain.
13 for it is God who works in you both the willing and the working according to his good pleasure.
14 Do all things without murmurings and reasonings,
15 that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in the world,
16 holding forth the word of life, so as to be a boast for me in Christ's day, that I have not run in vain nor laboured in vain.
17 But if also I am poured out as a libation on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice in common with you all.
18 In like manner do ye also rejoice, and rejoice with me.
2:16Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
2:16as you hold out the word of life--in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.
2:16Holding forth the word of life to my glory in the day of Christ, because I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain.
2:16holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.
2:16holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labour in vain.
2:16Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither labored in vain.
2:16holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I didn't run in vain nor labor in vain.
2:16the word of life holding forth, for rejoicing to me in regard to a day of Christ, that not in vain did I run, nor in vain did I labour;
2:16Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither labored in vain.