Philippians 4:1

Christian Practices

4:1 So then, my brothers and sisters, ¹  dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!

Philippians 4:1

Christian Practices

4:1 So then, my brothers and sisters, ²  dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!

Colossians 4:14

4:14 Our dear friend Luke the physician and Demas greet you.

Colossians 4:1

4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

Colossians 2:11

2:11 In him you also were circumcised – not, however, ³  with a circumcision performed by human hands, but by the removal ⁴  of the fleshly body, ⁵  that is, ⁶  through the circumcision done by Christ.

¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

³ tn The terms “however” and “but” in this sentence were supplied in order to emphasize the contrast.

⁴ tn The articular noun τῇ ἀπεκδύσει (th apekdusei) is a noun which ends in -σις (-sis) and therefore denotes action, i.e., “removal.” Since the head noun is a verbal noun, the following genitive τοῦ σώματος (tou swmatos) is understood as an objective genitive, receiving the action of the head noun.

⁵ tn Grk “in the removal of the body of flesh.” The genitive τῆς σαρκός (th" sarko") has been translated as an attributive genitive, “fleshly body.”

⁶ tn The second prepositional phrase beginning with ἐν τῇ περιτομῇ (en th peritomh) is parallel to the prepositional phrase ἐν τῇ ἀπεκδύσει (en th apekdusei) and gives a further explanation of it. The words “that is” were supplied to bring out this force in the translation.