Paul longs for the Philippians with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1:8-11

Paul's imprisonment has served to advance the gospel (v12) in two different ways: Firstly, it has be...

Philippians 1:12-14

Paul thanks God every time he remembers the Philippians, and when he prays for them he prays with jo...

Philippians 1:3-7

Paul notes the different motivations for preaching Christ: 1) Doing it out of envry and rivalry to a...

Philippians 1:15-18

Interpretation: Paul wants the Philippians to adopt a manner of life that is worthy of the gospel of Christ.

Philippians 1:27-30

2 Peter 1:1-11   Explanation of arc: 1a-2b: These first two verses of 2 Peter serve as an introduction to the letter.

Philippians 2:5-11

Interpretation: As the Philippians have always been obedient (not just when Paul is with them, but e...

Philippians 2:12-13

Interpretation: Paul will rejoice because he has confidence that through the prayers of the Philippi...

Philippians 1:18-21

Interpretation: To Paul, there are benefits to living and dying.

Philippians 1:21-26

Interpretation: In light of the difficult lives that Christians should be prepared to face (1:27-30)...

Philippians 2:1-4

Interpretation: Paul urges the Philippians to keep their thoughts on things that are true, honorable...

Philippians 4:8-9

Interpretation: Paul warns the Philippians to watch out for the "dogs", the "evildoers" and those who "mutilate the flesh".

Philippians 3:1-6

Interpretation: Paul instructs the Philippians to do all things without grumbling or questioning so ...

Philippians 2:14-18

Interpretation: Paul reminds the Philippians that the Lord is at hand, that his coming is near.

Philippians 4:5-7

Interpretation: Paul puts no confidence in the flesh, even though he has the credentials for it.

Philippians 3:7-11

Interpretation: Paul urges the Philippians to follow his example and that of others who are walking according to Paul's example.

Philippians 3:17-4:1

Interpretation: Paul hopes to send Timothy to the Philippians soon, with the intention that he may be cheered by their news.

Philippians 2:19-24

Interpretation: Paul recognizes that he has not yet obtained the resurrection of the dead, nor has h...

Philippians 3:12-16

Interpretation: Paul finds it necessary to send Epaphroditus to the Philippians.

Philippians 2:25-30

Interpretation: Paul rejoices at the Philippians' concern for him.

Philippians 4:10-13

Interpretation: Paul is grateful to the Philippians for the support they've given him for his needs.

Philippians 4:14-23

Interpretation: Paul wants Titus to remind the believers in Crete about how they should relate to people around them.

Titus 3:1-7

This is the opening chapter of Malachi, which is a message of the LORD to Israel by Malachi (1:1).

Malachi 1:1-14

This first part of chapter 2 follows on from 1:6-14, where the issue of the priests' disobedience is first brought up.

Malachi 2:1-9

The central issue in this passage is Israel's faithlessness to one another (v10), which is a signifi...

Malachi 2:10-16

This section begins with t he Israelites questioning the continued existence of evil and why a just ...

Malachi 2:17-3:5

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Malachi 3:6-12

As we come to the end of Malachi, a final question is presented: why bother serving God when evildoe...

Malachi 3:13-4:6

In these opening verses of 1 Peter we are introduced to the author and recipients of this letter.

1 Peter 1:1-5

These verses continue on from the previous verses, further describing the attitudes believers ought to have with regards to their faith.

1 Peter 1:6-12

In the two previous arcs we established two attitudes which Christians should have in light of what God has done for us: praise and joy.

1 Peter 1:13-21

Following on from the previous section in which believers are encouraged to be holy and to conduct t...

1 Peter 1:22-2:3

The previous section ended with reference to how Christians ought to long for pure spiritual milk.

1 Peter 2:4-10

Having just reminded believers of the new identity that they have through believing in Jesus Christ,...

1 Peter 2:11-17

In the previous arc we saw Peter's urging for believers to conduct themselves honorably, along with ...

1 Peter 2:18-25

This passage continues with the theme of what proper Christian conduct ought to look like, this time...

1 Peter 3:1-7

This passage concludes the section in this letter dealing with the theme of appropriate Christian conduct.

1 Peter 3:8-12

Having seen what Christian conduct ought to look like, this passage is the beginning of a section which deals with Christian suffering.

1 Peter 3:13-17

The "For" in v18 links us back to the previous verse (v17): "For it is better to suffer for doing go...

1 Peter 3:18-22

Having talked about the approach that Christians should take towards suffering, Peter now goes on to...

1 Peter 4:7-11

In the beginning of this new section, Peter again encourages believers to be prepared to suffer according to God's will.

1 Peter 4:12-19

  As Peter approaches the end of his letter, he concludes with exhortations to elders and Christians in general.

1 Peter 5:1-5

  In the previous passage we saw how Peter gives encouragement to suffering Christians: Christ ...

1 Peter 4:1-6

  This arc is a continuation of 1 Peter 5:1-5, with the "therefore" in v6 linking the two passages together.

1 Peter 5:6-14