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Philippians 1:21

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Philippi was a Roman colony in Macedonia, northern Greece, where Paul had founded a church during his second missionary journey. Writing to believers there from imprisonment, Paul declares that living means fruitful service for Christ, while death brings gain through being with him.

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Philippians 1:21 mentions Philippi.

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