Philippians 1:2

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

Philippians 1:4

1:4 I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you

Philippians 1:7

1:7 For ²  it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, ³  since both in my imprisonment ⁴  and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace ⁵  together with me.

Philippians 1:16

1:16 The latter do so from love because they know that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel.

Philippians 1:21

1:21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.

Philippians 2:18

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

Philippians 2:20

2:20 For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you. ⁶ 

Philippians 3:11

3:11 and so, somehow, ⁷  to attain to the resurrection from the dead.

Philippians 4:16

4:16 For even in Thessalonica ⁸  on more than one occasion ⁹  you sent something for my need.

Philippians 4:20-21

4:20 May glory be given to God our Father forever and ever. Amen.

Final Greetings

4:21 Give greetings to all the saints in Christ Jesus. The brothers ¹⁰  with me here send greetings.

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

[1:7]  ² tn Grk “Just as.” The sense here is probably, “So I give thanks (v. 3) just as it is right for me…”

[1:7]  ³ tn Or possibly “because you have me in your heart.”

[1:7]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn The word “God’s” is supplied from the context (v. 2) to clarify the meaning.

[2:20]  ³ tn Grk “For I have no one who is like-minded who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare.”

[3:11]  ⁴ tn On εἰ πῶς (ei pws) as “so, somehow” see BDAG 279, s.v. εἰ 6.n.

[4:16]  ⁵ map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[4:16]  ⁶ tn Or “several times”; Grk, “both once and twice.” The literal expression “once and twice” is frequently used as a Greek idiom referring to an indefinite low number, but more than once (“several times”); see L&N 60.70.

[4:21]  ⁶ tn Or perhaps, “The brothers and sisters” (so TEV, TNIV; cf. NRSV “The friends”; CEV “The Lord’s followers”) If “brothers” refers to Paul’s traveling companions, it is probably that only men are in view (cf. NAB, NLT). Since v. 22 mentions “all the saints,” which presumably includes everyone, it is more probable here that only Paul’s traveling companions are in view.