Philippians 2:16

2:16 by holding on to ¹  the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

Philippians 3:16

3:16 Nevertheless, let us live up to the standard ²  that we have already attained. ³ 

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 1:5

1:5 because of your participation ⁴  in the gospel from the first day until now. ⁵ 

Philippians 1:11

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

Philippians 1:16

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

Philippians 2:11

2:11 and every tongue confess

that Jesus Christ is Lord

to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 3:11

3:11 and so, somehow, ⁶  to attain to the resurrection from the dead.

Philippians 4:16

4:16 For even in Thessalonica ⁷  on more than one occasion ⁸  you sent something for my need.

Philippians 4:20

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

Philippians 1:12

Ministry as a Prisoner

1:12 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, ⁹  that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel: ¹⁰ 

Philippians 1:29

1:29 For it has been granted to you ¹¹  not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,

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 3:14

3:14 with this goal in mind, ¹²  I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God ¹³  in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:17

4:17 I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. ¹⁴  Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.

Philippians 1:19

1:19 for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance ¹⁵  through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:23

1:23 I feel torn between the two, ¹⁶  because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

Philippians 1:25

1:25 And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress ¹⁷  and joy in the faith, ¹⁸ 

Philippians 4:15

4:15 And as you Philippians know, at the beginning of my gospel ministry, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in this matter of giving and receiving except you alone.

[2:16]  ¹ tn Or “holding out, holding forth.”

[3:16]  ² tc Although κανόνι (kanoni, “standard, rule”) is found in most witnesses, though in various locations in this verse (א² D² Ψ 075 Ï), it is almost surely a motivated reading, for it clarifies the cryptic τῷ αὐτῷ (tw autw, “the same”). Both the fact that the word floats, and that there are other variants which accomplish greater clarity by other means, strongly suggests the secondary nature of any of the longer readings here. Further, the shortest text has excellent and early support in Ì^16,46 א* A B I^vid 6 33 1739 co, rendering it decidedly the preferred reading. The translation adds “standard” because of English requirements, not because of textual basis.

[3:16]  ³ tn Grk “Nevertheless, to what we have attained, to the same hold fast.”

[1:5]  ³ 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]  ⁴ 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.

[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.

[1:12]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Grk “for the advance of the gospel.” The genitive εὐαγγελίου (euangeliou) is taken as objective.

[1:29]  ⁷ 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.

[3:14]  ⁸ tn Grk “according to the goal.”

[3:14]  ⁹ tn Grk “prize, namely, the heavenly calling of God.”

[4:17]  ⁹ tn Grk “Not that I am seeking the gift.” The phrase “I do not say this…” has been supplied in the translation to complete the thought for the modern reader.

[1:19]  ¹⁰ tn Or “salvation.” Deliverance from prison (i.e., release) is probably what Paul has in view here, although some take this as a reference to his ultimate release from the body, i.e., dying and being with Christ (v. 23).

[1:23]  ¹¹ tn Grk “I am hard-pressed between the two.” Cf. L&N 30.18.

[1:25]  ¹² tn Grk “for your progress.”

[1:25]  ¹³ sn Paul’s confidence in his release from prison (I know that I will remain and continue with all of you) implies that this Roman imprisonment did not end in his death. Hence, there is the likelihood that he experienced a second Roman imprisonment later on (since the belief of the early church was that Paul died under Nero in Rome). If so, then the pastoral letters (1-2 Tim, Titus) could well fit into a life of Paul that goes beyond any descriptions in the book of Acts (which ends with Paul’s first Roman imprisonment). Some have argued that the pastorals cannot be genuine because they cannot fit into the history of Acts. But this view presupposes that Paul’s first Roman imprisonment was also his last.