Philippians - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis

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“Grace and peace” was a common greeting in Paul’s day, kind of like our overused “Have a nice day!” But when grace and peace comes from the source of God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, a whole, new meaning springs forth. This grace is logistical, meaning God supplies all the basic necessities for a believer to live the spiritual life. Prosperity is grace upon grace, also known as supergrace blessings – those gracious blessings above and beyond our wildest dreams. You can wish those on me any time! Alpha or logistical grace blessings are given to every believer at the point of regeneration. Bravo or special grace blessings are given to believers who attain supergrace status. REVELANT OPINIONS Paul desires that the Philippians may apprehend more fully the grace of God in which they already stand. Peace included everything given by God in all areas of life, and had a social dimension as well as being linked, on occasion, with righteousness. (P. O’Brien) Grace is God being gracious, adopting an attitude of all-sufficient favour towards helpless and meritless sinners, and acting in line with that; God coming to them in free, unprovoked love, to give them the opposite of their deservings. The firstfruit of grace is peace, specifically peace with God. Peace is Godward and inward. Peace is both our experience and our strength in hard times. It sums up in one word the allsufficient blessings which God gives to His saints and which His presence enables them to experience. (J. Motyer) Philp. 1:2 Grace (Subj. Nom.; logistical grace) to you (Dat. Adv.) and (connective) prosperity (Subj. Nom.; beyond logistics, supergrace blessings) from God (Abl. Source) our (Gen. Rel.) Father (Gen. Appos.) and (connective) the Lord Jesus Christ (Abl. Source). WHO Philippians 1:2 ca,rij u`mi/n kai. eivrh,nh avpo. qeou/ patro.j h`mw/n kai. kuri,ou VIhsou/ Cristou/ VUL Philippians 1:2 gratia vobis et pax a Deo Patre nostro et Domino Iesu Christo LWB Philp. 1:3 I keep on giving thanks to God on the basis of my entire memory [corporate fondness] of you all [the entire congregation], KW Philp. 1:3 I am constantly thanking my God for my whole remembrance of you, KJV Philippians 1:3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS Paul informs the Philippian believers that he continues to give thanks to God (Iterative Present tense) when conditions warrant for the memories he has of them while in prison. He thanks the Lord that he has excellent recall of their prior visits, meaning his memory is functioning well in spite of the circumstances. He remembers some Philippians individually, but in this case, his entire memory of them as a whole is one of great fondness. Paul has a marvelous relationship with the believers in this
city as a whole. I would go so far as to say this was his favorite group of Christians. REVELANT OPINIONS Gratitude to God is uppermost in Paul’s mind as he begins to pen this letter … When Paul states that he gave thanks “continually” he means that he did not forget them in his regular times of prayer. (P. O’Brien) He remembers his first work in Philippi, even the beating and the imprisonment he and Silas suffered, and God’s wonderful deliverance. He remembers his other visits in Philippi and all the reports he had received from time to time. (R. Lenski) Philp. 1:3 I keep on giving thanks (euvcariste,w, PAI1S, Iterative) to God (Dat. Ind. Obj.) on the basis of my (Gen. Poss.) entire (Dat. Content; whole) memory (Instr. Means) of you all (Obj. Gen.; the entire congregation), WHO Philippians 1:3 Euvcaristw/ tw/| qew/| mou evpi. pa,sh| th/| mnei,a| u`mw/n VUL Philippians 1:3 gratias ago Deo meo in omni memoria vestri LWB Philp. 1:4 (Always remembering you in every prayer of mine, while offering continual prayer with inner happiness on behalf of all of you), KW Philp. 1:4 Always in every prayer of mine making supplication for all of you with joy. KJV Philippians 1:4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS Paul adds a small parenthesis informing the Philippian believers that he remembers them during every prayer he offers. Not only does he remember them quantitatively every time he prays (Iterative Present tense), but he also remembers them with inner happiness (qualitatively) when he prays. As they grow in maturity to supergrace status, he shares in their inner happiness because he was the one who got them started on their spiritual walk. True inner happiness is a result of attaining spiritual maturity and is therefore only experienced by mature believers. They receive mutual blessing by association from each other. The Philippians were a first-class, top-notch group of believers with forward momentum in the spiritual life. Paul was proud of them and was as honored to know them as they were of him. No doubt he had an emotional reaction of personal love towards them during his prayers in prison. REVELANT OPINIONS Joy and happiness are the Christian's dual sphere of life. Joy is inward, in the sphere of the mind where Christ indwells. Happiness is external, the degree to which the inward joy manifests itself in the happenings of life around us. (W.B. Harrison) Joy is Bible doctrine metabolized in the soul by
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Present tense), holding their groun
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doom] for them, but for you, delive
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side. The Constative Aorist tense p
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Murray) Foreknowledge means that sa
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(an Attributive article refers back
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conditional clause is a protasis of
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is always room for more! If the Phi
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KJV Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be
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affairs. It is the selfish, preoccu
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KW Philp. 2:6 Who has always been a
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VUL Philippians 2:6 qui cum in form
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He laid aside the form of God. In s
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conversation. (P. O’Brien) Philp.
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REVELANT OPINIONS It is not at the
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continue their experiential sanctif
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Paul gives the Philippians their "e
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long as we are in fellowship with H
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undertaken in the strength that the
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to be disputed. This greatly adorns
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jaws of (the sin unto) death ... Un
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But as you might guess by the posit
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REVELANT OPINIONS Paul's privilege
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things concerning you [your status
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with him), who (Subj. Nom., qualita
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togetherness in our day. There can
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It might not be an immediate or a p
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KJV Philippians 2:26 For he longed
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Philp. 2:27 For (explanatory) truly
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appreciated him when he was there,
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Poss.) lack (Acc. Dir. Obj.; unfini
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diverted from that which God intend
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their work was sometimes overruled
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dispensation of the Church Age is r
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and still do not have confidence (p
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KJV Philippians 3:6 Concerning zeal
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using the figure of a balance-sheet
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what it cost him. There is a price
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following God’s mandates, not by
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get our words “dynamite” and
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fellowship of His sufferings (Latin
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experientially is not all or nothin
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is referring to some particular kin
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not an end result as we understand
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training and education, and I am go
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cumulative experience of God’s gr
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KJV Philippians 3:14 I press toward
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Philp. 3:14 I keep on advancing (di
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teaching sinless perfection. Paul t
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We may attain the objective (Consta
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eferring to the USG). WHO Philippia
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Christian life has been compared to
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is pleasing to them. They have beco
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Some of them may be famous and have
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Tribulation. While it is true that
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dynasphere" during the church age.
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Philp. 3:21 Who (Subj. Nom.) shall
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that they rarely (if ever) are a de
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pride; a military wreath awarded fo
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gladiatorial arena) in (for) the Go
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grace support, that extra supply of
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instance (proseukea) means petition
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emedies include reason (but anxiety
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combined expression then refers to
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commands (Imperative mood) all beli
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WHO Philippians 4:8 To. loipo,n avd
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esult of passing providential preve
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from his personal love for God, for
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The "all things" cannot be complete
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Paul counters these vicious accusat
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material needs. (P. O’Brien) God
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(Acc. Dir. Obj.). WHO Philippians 4
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Philippians, W.B. Harrison Philippi
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