2 Corinthians 9:8

9:8 And God is able to make all grace overflow ¹  to you so that because you have enough ²  of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow ³  in every good work.

Philippians 1:9

1:9 And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight

Philippians 1:11

1:11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul ⁴  and Timothy, slaves ⁵  of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, ⁶  with the overseers ⁷  and deacons.

Philippians 4:9-10

4:9 And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.

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.) ⁸ 

Philippians 4:2

4:2 I appeal to Euodia and to Syntyche to agree in the Lord.

Philippians 1:3

Prayer for the Church

1:3 I thank my God every time I remember you. ⁹ 

Philippians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul ¹⁰  and Timothy, slaves ¹¹  of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, ¹²  with the overseers ¹³  and deacons.

Philippians 1:22

1:22 Now if I am to go on living in the body, ¹⁴  this will mean productive work ¹⁵  for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer: ¹⁶ 

Philippians 1:2

1:2 Grace and peace to you ¹⁷  from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Philippians 1:5-8

1:5 because of your participation ¹⁸  in the gospel from the first day until now. ¹⁹  1:6 For I am sure of this very thing, ²⁰  that the one ²¹  who began a good work in ²²  you will perfect it ²³  until the day of Christ Jesus. 1:7 For ²⁴  it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, ²⁵  since both in my imprisonment ²⁶  and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace ²⁷  together with me. 1:8 For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

[9:8]  ¹ tn Or “abound.”

[9:8]  ² tn Or “so that by having enough.” The Greek participle can be translated as a participle of cause (“because you have enough”) or means (“by having enough”).

[9:8]  ³ tn Or “abound.”

[1:1]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[1:1]  ⁷ 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.

[4:10]  ⁸ tn Grk “for you were even concerned, but you lacked opportunity.”

[1:3]  ⁹ tn This could also be translated “for your every remembrance of me.” See discussion below.

[1:1]  ¹⁰ 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]  ¹¹ 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]  ¹² map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[1:1]  ¹³ 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.

[1:22]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “flesh.”

[1:22]  ¹⁵ 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).

[1:22]  ¹⁶ 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).

[1:2]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”

[1:5]  ¹⁸ sn Your participation (Grk “fellowship”) could refer to Paul rejoicing because of the Philippian converts’ “fellowship” in the gospel along with him, but it is more likely that this refers to their active “participation” with him in the gospel by means of the financial support they sent to Paul on more than one occasion, discussed later in this letter (4:10-19, esp. 4:15-16).

[1:5]  ¹⁹ tn Several alternatives for translating vv. 3-5 are possible: (1) “I thank my God every time I remember you, yes, always in my every prayer for all of you. I pray with joy because of your participation…” (see NAB; also M. Silva, Philippians [BECNT], 43-44; G. D. Fee, Philippians [NICNT], 76-80); (2) “I thank my God because of your every remembrance of me. Always in my every prayer for all of you I pray with joy. [I am grateful] for your participation…” (see Moffatt; also P. T. O’Brien, Philippians [NIGTC], 58-61). Option (1) is quite similar to the translation above, but sees v. 4a as more or less parenthetical. Option (2) is significantly different in that Paul thanks God because the Philippians remember him rather than when he remembers them.

[1:6]  ²⁰ 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]  ²¹ 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]  ²² tn Or “among.”

[1:6]  ²³ 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.

[1:7]  ²⁴ tn Grk “Just as.” The sense here is probably, “So I give thanks (v. 3) just as it is right for me…”

[1:7]  ²⁵ tn Or possibly “because you have me in your heart.”

[1:7]  ²⁶ tn Grk “in my bonds.” The meaning “imprisonment” derives from a figurative extension of the literal meaning (“bonds,” “fetters,” “chains”), L&N 37.115.

[1:7]  ²⁷ tn The word “God’s” is supplied from the context (v. 2) to clarify the meaning.