Philippians 3:13-14

3:13 Brothers and sisters, ¹  I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: ²  Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead, 3:14 with this goal in mind, ³  I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God ⁴  in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:1

True and False Righteousness

3:1 Finally, my brothers and sisters, ⁵  rejoice in the Lord! To write this again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.

Philippians 4:1

Christian Practices

4:1 So then, my brothers and sisters, ⁶  dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!

Philippians 4:10

Appreciation for Support

4:10 I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me. (Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.) ⁷ 

Philippians 4:1

Christian Practices

4:1 So then, my brothers and sisters, ⁸  dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!

Philippians 1:22

1:22 Now if I am to go on living in the body, ⁹  this will mean productive work ¹⁰  for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer: ¹¹ 

Philippians 1:2

1:2 Grace and peace to you ¹²  from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Philippians 3:18

3:18 For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.

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

² tn Grk “But this one thing (I do).”

³ tn Grk “according to the goal.”

⁴ tn Grk “prize, namely, the heavenly calling of God.”

⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

⁶ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

⁷ tn Grk “for you were even concerned, but you lacked opportunity.”

⁸ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

⁹ tn Grk “flesh.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “fruit of work”; the genitive ἔργου (ergou) is taken as an attributed genitive in which the head noun, καρπός (karpos), functions attributively (cf. ExSyn 89-91).

¹¹ tn Grk “what I shall prefer.” The Greek verb αἱρέω (Jairew) could also mean “choose,” but in this context such a translation is problematic for it suggests that Paul could perhaps choose suicide (cf. L&N 30.86).

¹² tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”