Philippians 1:16 - Compare All Versions

The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.

The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.

They preach because they love me, for they know I have been appointed to defend the Good News.

These preach out of love,  knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel

the one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds

The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains

It’s true that some here preach Christ because with me out of the way, they think they’ll step right into the spotlight. But the others do it with the best heart in the world. One group is motivated by pure love, knowing that I am here defending the Message, wanting to help. The others, now that I’m out of the picture, are merely greedy, hoping to get something out of it for themselves. Their motives are bad. They see me as their competition, and so the worse it goes for me, the better—they think—for them.

the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel

The latter [preach Christ] out of love, because they know that I have been put here [by God on purpose] for the defense of the gospel

The latter do so from love because they know that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel.