1 Corinthians 1:8

1:8 He ¹  will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:6

1:6 For I am sure of this very thing, ²  that the one ³  who began a good work in ⁴  you will perfect it ⁵  until the day of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1:10

1:10 so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,

Philippians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul ⁶  and Timothy, slaves ⁷  of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, ⁸  with the overseers ⁹  and deacons.

Philippians 3:13

3:13 Brothers and sisters, ¹⁰  I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: ¹¹  Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,

Philippians 1:23

1:23 I feel torn between the two, ¹²  because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

[1:8]  ¹ tn Grk “who,” referring to Christ. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[1:6]  ² 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.

[1:6]  ³ 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.

[1:6]  ⁴ tn Or “among.”

[1:6]  ⁵ 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.

[1:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ⁷ tn Traditionally, “servants” or “bondservants.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.

[1:1]  ⁸ map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[1:1]  ⁹ sn The overseers (or “church leaders,” L&N 53.71) is another term for the same official position of leadership as the “elder.” This is seen in the interchange of the two terms in Titus 1:6-7 and in Acts 20:17, 28, as well as in the parallels between Titus 1:6-7 and 1 Tim 3:1-7.

[3:13]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

[3:13]  ¹¹ tn Grk “But this one thing (I do).”

[1:23]  ¹² tn Grk “I am hard-pressed between the two.” Cf. L&N 30.18.