Philippians 1:18

1:18 What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice.

Yes, ¹  and I will continue to rejoice,

Philippians 2:18

2:18 And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.

Philippians 1:28

1:28 and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is ²  a sign of their ³  destruction, but of your salvation – a sign which ⁴  is from God.

Philippians 1:7

1:7 For ⁵  it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, ⁶  since both in my imprisonment ⁷  and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace ⁸  together with me.

Philippians 4:1

Christian Practices

4:1 So then, my brothers and sisters, ⁹  dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!

Philippians 3:11

3:11 and so, somehow, ¹⁰  to attain to the resurrection from the dead.

Philippians 3:15

3:15 Therefore let those of us who are “perfect” embrace this point of view. ¹¹  If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways. ¹² 

Philippians 1:20

1:20 My confident hope ¹³  is that I will in no way be ashamed ¹⁴  but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. ¹⁵ 

Philippians 3:9

3:9 and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ’s faithfulness ¹⁶  – a righteousness from God that is in fact ¹⁷  based on Christ’s ¹⁸  faithfulness. ¹⁹ 

Philippians 3:17

3:17 Be imitators of me, ²⁰  brothers and sisters, ²¹  and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.

Philippians 3:10

3:10 My aim is to know him, ²²  to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, ²³  and to be like him in his death,

Philippians 4:9

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.

[1:18]  ¹ tn Or “But.” The conjunction ἀλλά (alla) may be emphatic or contrastive. If the former, the idea may be that Paul will continue rejoicing because of the proclamation of the gospel or because of his imminent release from prison (v. 19); if the latter, Paul is now turning his attention solely to this second reason to rejoice, viz., that he will soon be released from prison. In this latter view the clause should be translated, “But I will also rejoice since I know…”

[1:28]  ² tn Grk “which is,” continuing the sentence begun in v. 27.

[1:28]  ³ tn Grk “to them.”

[1:28]  ⁴ tn Grk “this.” The pronoun refers back to “a sign”; thus these words have been repeated for clarity.

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

[1:7]  ⁴ tn Or possibly “because you have me in your heart.”

[1:7]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn The word “God’s” is supplied from the context (v. 2) to clarify the meaning.

[4:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

[3:11]  ⁵ tn On εἰ πῶς (ei pws) as “so, somehow” see BDAG 279, s.v. εἰ 6.n.

[3:15]  ⁶ tn Grk “those of us who are ‘perfect’ should think this,” or possibly “those of us who are mature should think this.”

[3:15]  ⁷ tn Grk “reveal this to you.” The referent of the pronoun “this” is the fact that the person is thinking differently than Paul does. This has been specified in the translation with the phrase “the error of your ways”; Paul is stating that God will make it known to these believers when they are not in agreement with Paul.

[1:20]  ⁷ tn Grk “according to my eager expectation and hope.” The κατά (kata) phrase is taken as governing the following ὅτι (Joti) clause (“that I will not be ashamed…”); the idea could be expressed more verbally as “I confidently hope that I will not be ashamed…”

[1:20]  ⁸ tn Or possibly, “be intimidated, be put to shame.”

[1:20]  ⁹ tn Grk “whether by life or by death.”

[3:9]  ⁸ tn Or “faith in Christ.” A decision is difficult here. Though traditionally translated “faith in Jesus Christ,” an increasing number of NT scholars are arguing that πίστις Χριστοῦ (pisti" Cristou) and similar phrases in Paul (here and in Rom 3:22, 26; Gal 2:16, 20; 3:22; Eph 3:12) involve a subjective genitive and mean “Christ’s faith” or “Christ’s faithfulness” (cf., e.g., G. Howard, “The ‘Faith of Christ’,” ExpTim 85 [1974]: 212-15; R. B. Hays, The Faith of Jesus Christ [SBLDS]; Morna D. Hooker, “Πίστις Χριστοῦ,” NTS 35 [1989]: 321-42). Noteworthy among the arguments for the subjective genitive view is that when πίστις takes a personal genitive it is almost never an objective genitive (cf. Matt 9:2, 22, 29; Mark 2:5; 5:34; 10:52; Luke 5:20; 7:50; 8:25, 48; 17:19; 18:42; 22:32; Rom 1:8; 12; 3:3; 4:5, 12, 16; 1 Cor 2:5; 15:14, 17; 2 Cor 10:15; Phil 2:17; Col 1:4; 2:5; 1 Thess 1:8; 3:2, 5, 10; 2 Thess 1:3; Titus 1:1; Phlm 6; 1 Pet 1:9, 21; 2 Pet 1:5). On the other hand, the objective genitive view has its adherents: A. Hultgren, “The Pistis Christou Formulations in Paul,” NovT 22 (1980): 248-63; J. D. G. Dunn, “Once More, ΠΙΣΤΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ,” SBL Seminar Papers, 1991, 730-44. Most commentaries on Romans and Galatians usually side with the objective view.

[3:9]  ⁹ tn The words “in fact” are supplied because of English style, picking up the force of the Greek article with πίστει (pistei). See also the following note on the word “Christ’s.”

[3:9]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “based on the faithfulness.” The article before πίστει (pistei) is taken as anaphoric, looking back to διὰ πίστεως Χριστοῦ (dia pistew" Cristou); hence, “Christ’s” is implied.

[3:9]  ¹¹ tn Or “based on faith.”

[3:17]  ⁹ tn Or “become fellow imitators with me [of Christ].”

[3:17]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

[3:10]  ¹⁰ tn The articular infinitive τοῦ γνῶναι (tou gnwnai, “to know”) here expresses purpose. The words “My aim is” have been supplied in the translation to emphasize this nuance and to begin a new sentence (shorter sentences are more appropriate for English style).

[3:10]  ¹¹ tn Grk “to know him, the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings.”