Philippians 1:6

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

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 1:12

Ministry as a Prisoner

1:12 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, ⁵  that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel: ⁶ 

Philippians 1:17

1:17 The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment. ⁷ 

Philippians 1:26

1:26 so that what you can be proud of may increase ⁸  because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you. ⁹ 

Philippians 1:29

1:29 For it has been granted to you ¹⁰  not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,

Philippians 2:13

2:13 for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort – for the sake of his good pleasure – is God.

Philippians 2:22

2:22 But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.

Philippians 3:4

3:4 – though mine too are significant. ¹¹  If someone thinks he has good reasons to put confidence in human credentials, ¹²  I have more:

Philippians 3:15

3:15 Therefore let those of us who are “perfect” embrace this point of view. ¹³  If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways. ¹⁴ 

Philippians 3:20

3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven – and we also await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Philippians 4:19

4:19 And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches ¹⁵  in Christ Jesus.

[1:6]  ¹ 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]  ² 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]  ³ tn Or “among.”

[1:6]  ⁴ 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.

[1:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).

[1:12]  ⁶ tn Grk “for the advance of the gospel.” The genitive εὐαγγελίου (euangeliou) is taken as objective.

[1:17]  ⁹ tn Grk “thinking to cause trouble to my bonds.”

[1:26]  ¹³ tn Grk “your boasting may overflow in Christ Jesus because of me,” or possibly, “your boasting in me may overflow in Christ Jesus.” BDAG 536 s.v. καύχημα 1 translates the phrase τὸ καύχημα ὑμῶν (to kauchma jJumwn) in Phil 1:26 as “what you can be proud of.”

[1:26]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “through my coming again to you.”

[1:29]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “For that which is on behalf of Christ has been granted to you – namely, not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him.” The infinitive phrases are epexegetical to the subject, τὸ ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ (to Juper Cristou), which has the force of “the on-behalf-of-Christ thing,” or “the thing on behalf of Christ.” To translate this in English requires a different idiom.

[3:4]  ²¹ tn Grk “though I have reason for confidence even in the flesh.”

[3:4]  ²² tn Grk “flesh.”

[3:15]  ²⁵ tn Grk “those of us who are ‘perfect’ should think this,” or possibly “those of us who are mature should think this.”

[3:15]  ²⁶ 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.

[4:19]  ²⁹ tn Or “according to the riches of his glory.” The phrase “of his glory” is treated as an attributive genitive in the translation.