Philippians 2:16

2:16 by holding on to ¹  the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

Philippians 2:27

2:27 In fact he became so ill that he nearly died. ²  But God showed mercy to him – and not to him only, but also to me – so that I would not have grief on top of grief.

¹ tn Or “holding out, holding forth.”

² tn Grk “For he became ill to the point of death.”