Philippians 4:17

4:17 I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. ¹  Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.

Philippians 1:14

1:14 and most of the brothers and sisters, ²  having confidence in the Lord ³  because of my imprisonment, now more than ever ⁴  dare to speak the word ⁵  fearlessly.

Philippians 2:16

2:16 by holding on to ⁶  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 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.

[4:17]  ¹ 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.

[1:14]  ² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

[1:14]  ³ tn Or “most of the brothers and sisters in the Lord, having confidence.”

[1:14]  ⁴ tn Grk “even more so.”

[1:14]  ⁵ tc A number of significant mss have “of God” after “word.” Although τοῦ θεοῦ (tou qeou) is amply supported in the Alexandrian and Western texts (א A B [D*] P Ψ 048^vid 075 0278 33 81 1175 al lat co), the omission is difficult to explain as either an intentional deletion or unintentional oversight. To be sure, the pedigree of the witnesses is not nearly as great for the shorter reading (Ì⁴⁶ D² 1739 1881 Ï), but it explains well the rise of the other reading. Further, it explains the rise of κυρίου (kuriou, “of the Lord”), the reading of F and G (for if these mss had followed a Vorlage with τοῦ θεοῦ, κυρίου would not have been expected). Further, τοῦ θεοῦ is in different locations among the mss; such dislocations are usually signs of scribal additions to the text. Thus, the Byzantine text and a few other witnesses here have the superior reading, and it should be accepted as the original.

[2:16]  ³ tn Or “holding out, holding forth.”