Philippians 4:18 Cross References

Philippians 4:18

18: At the moment I have all I need--more than I need! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable to God and pleases him.

Hebrews 13:16

  1. Don't forget to do good and to share what you have with those in need, for such sacrifices are very pleasing to God.

2 Corinthians 9:12

  1. So two good things will happen--the needs of the Christians in Jerusalem will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanksgiving to God.

Philippians 4:12

  1. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.

Ephesians 5:2

  1. Live a life filled with love for others, following the example of Christ, who loved you and gave himself as a sacrifice to take away your sins. And God was pleased, because that sacrifice was like sweet perfume to him.

Philippians 2:25

  1. Meanwhile, I thought I should send Epaphroditus back to you. He is a true brother, a faithful worker, and a courageous soldier. And he was your messenger to help me in my need.
  2. Now I am sending him home again, for he has been longing to see you, and he was very distressed that you heard he was ill.

Romans 12:1

  1. And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice--the kind he will accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask?

John 12:3

  1. Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus' feet with it and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with fragrance.
  2. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples--the one who would betray him--said,
  3. "That perfume was worth a small fortune. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor."
  4. Not that he cared for the poor--he was a thief who was in charge of the disciples' funds, and he often took some for his own use.
  5. Jesus replied, "Leave her alone. She did it in preparation for my burial.

1 Peter 2:5

  1. And now God is building you, as living stones, into his spiritual temple. What's more, you are God's holy priests, who offer the spiritual sacrifices that please him because of Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, we always thank God for you, as is right, for we are thankful that your faith is flourishing and you are all growing in love for each other.

2 Corinthians 2:14

  1. But thanks be to God, who made us his captives and leads us along in Christ's triumphal procession. Now wherever we go he uses us to tell others about the Lord and to spread the Good News like a sweet perfume.
  2. Our lives are a fragrance presented by Christ to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those being saved and by those perishing.
  3. To those who are perishing we are a fearful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this?
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