Proverbs 3:16

3:16 Long life ¹  is in her right hand;

in her left hand are riches and honor.

Proverbs 15:6

15:6 In the house ²  of the righteous is abundant wealth, ³ 

but the income of the wicked brings trouble. ⁴ 

Isaiah 33:6

33:6 He is your constant source of stability; ⁵ 

he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; ⁶ 

he gives all this to those who fear him. ⁷ 

Matthew 6:33

6:33 But above all pursue his kingdom ⁸  and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:2

6:2 Thus whenever you do charitable giving, ⁹  do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues ¹⁰  and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, ¹¹  they have their reward.

Colossians 1:10

1:10 so that you may live ¹²  worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects ¹³  – bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,

Philippians 4:18-19

4:18 For I have received everything, and I have plenty. I have all I need because I received from Epaphroditus what you sent – a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, very pleasing to God. 4:19 And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches ¹⁴  in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:1

Christian Practices

4:1 So then, my brothers and sisters, ¹⁵  dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!

Philippians 1:6-8

1:6 For I am sure of this very thing, ¹⁶  that the one ¹⁷  who began a good work in ¹⁸  you will perfect it ¹⁹  until the day of Christ Jesus. 1:7 For ²⁰  it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, ²¹  since both in my imprisonment ²²  and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace ²³  together with me. 1:8 For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

¹ tn Heb “length of days” (so KJV, ASV).

² tn The term בֵּית (bet, “house”) functions as an adverbial accusative of location.

³ sn The Hebrew noun חֹסֶן (khosen) means “wealth; treasure.” Prosperity is the reward for righteousness. This is true only in so far as a proverb can be carried in its application, allowing for exceptions. The Greek text for this verse has no reference for wealth, but talks about amassing righteousness.

⁴ tn Heb “will be troubled.” The function of the Niphal participle may be understood in two ways: (1) substantival use: abstract noun meaning “disturbance, calamity” (BDB 747 s.v. עָכַר) or passive noun meaning “thing troubled,” or (2) verbal use: “will be troubled” (HALOT 824 s.v. עכר nif).

⁵ tn Heb “and he is the stability of your times.”

⁶ tn Heb “a rich store of deliverance, wisdom, and knowledge.”

⁷ tn Heb “the fear of the Lord, it is his treasure.”

⁸ tc ‡ Most mss (L W Θ 0233 Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat sy mae) read τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην αὐτοῦ (thn basileian tou qeou kai thn dikaiosunhn aujtou, “the kingdom of God and his righteousness”) here, but the words “of God” are lacking in א B pc sa bo Eus. On the one hand, there is the possibility of accidental omission on the part of these Alexandrian witnesses, but it seems unlikely that the scribe’s eye would skip over both words (especially since τοῦ θεοῦ is bracketed by first declension nouns). Intrinsically, the author generally has a genitive modifier with βασιλεία – especially θεοῦ or οὐρανῶν (ouranwn) – but this argument cuts both ways: Although he might be expected to use such an adjunct here, scribes might also be familiar with his practice and would thus naturally insert it if it were missing in their copy of Matthew. Although a decision is difficult, the omission of τοῦ θεοῦ is considered most likely to be original. NA²⁷ includes the words in brackets, indicating doubt as to their authenticity.

⁹ tn Grk “give alms,” but this term is not in common use today. The giving of alms was highly regarded in the ancient world (Deut 15:7-11).

¹⁰ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

¹¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

¹² tn The infinitive περιπατῆσαι (peripathsai, “to walk, to live, to live one’s life”) is best taken as an infinitive of purpose related to “praying” (προσευχόμενοι, proseucomenoi) and “asking” (αἰτούμενοι, aitoumenoi) in v. 9 and is thus translated as “that you may live.”

¹³ tn BDAG 129 s.v. ἀρεσκεία states that ἀρεσκείαν (areskeian) refers to a “desire to please εἰς πᾶσαν ἀ. to please (the Lord) in all respects Col 1:10.”

¹⁴ tn Or “according to the riches of his glory.” The phrase “of his glory” is treated as an attributive genitive in the translation.

¹⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

¹⁶ tn Grk “since I am sure of this very thing.” The verse begins with an adverbial participle that is dependent on the main verb in v. 3 (“I thank”). Paul here gives one reason for his thankfulness.

¹⁷ tn The referent is clearly God from the overall context of the paragraph and the mention of “the day of Christ Jesus” at the end, which would be redundant if Christ were referred to here.

¹⁸ tn Or “among.”

¹⁹ tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text but has been supplied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

²⁰ tn Grk “Just as.” The sense here is probably, “So I give thanks (v. 3) just as it is right for me…”

²¹ tn Or possibly “because you have me in your heart.”

²² tn Grk “in my bonds.” The meaning “imprisonment” derives from a figurative extension of the literal meaning (“bonds,” “fetters,” “chains”), L&N 37.115.

²³ tn The word “God’s” is supplied from the context (v. 2) to clarify the meaning.