Philippians 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.

biblegateway Phi 2:16

as you hold out the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labour for nothing.

biblegateway Phi 2:16

holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.

biblegateway Phi 2:16

Hold tightly to the word of life, so that when Christ returns, I will be proud that I did not lose the race and that my work was not useless.

biblegateway Phi 2:16

so I'll have good cause to be proud of you on the day that Christ returns. You'll be living proof that I didn't go to all this work for nothing.

SABDAweb Phi 2:16

Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.

bibleoremus Phi 2:16

It is by your holding fast to the word of life that I can boast on the day of Christ that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

biblegateway Phi 2:16

holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.

biblegateway Phi 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.

¹ tn Or “holding out, holding forth.”