Philippians - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis

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endured for the sake of Christ, and the apostle desires that his example may encourage them to bear them with equanimity, even joy. (P. O’Brien) Paul is overcoming his depression in a spirit of confidence, even if the issue is uncertain and the conflict against his foes is fierce, with fightings without and fears within; and they can be encouraged to do likewise in their struggle. (R. Martin) The word “conflict” is the translation of a Greek word used of an athletic contest. Our word “agony” comes from it. Life is in reality an Olympic festival. We are God’s athletes to whom He has given an opportunity of showing what stuff we are made of. (K. Wuest) Philp. 1:30 Having (e;cw, PAPtc.NPM, Static, Circumstantial; "being engaged in") the same (Compl. Acc.) struggle (Acc. Dir. Obj.; angelic conflict, contest, wrestling match) which (Acc. Gen. Ref.) you saw (o`ra,w, AAI2P, Constative) in me (Loc. Sph.; "I've already been there") and (continuative) now (Temp. Adv.) you are hearing (avkou,w, PAI2P, Static; "hearing that I am still engaged in the struggle") through me (Instr. Agency). WHO Philippians 1:30 to.n auvto.n avgw/na e;contej oi-on ei;dete evn evmoi. kai. nu/n avkou,ete evn evmoi, VUL Philippians 1:30 eundem certamen habentes qualem et vidistis in me et nunc audistis de me CHAPTER 2 LWB Philp. 2:1 Therefore, if there is any exhortation [admonition that can move you to action] in the sphere of Christ [and there is: from Bible doctrine], if there is any incentive to virtue love [and there is: from Bible doctrine], if there is any fellowship with the Spirit [and there is: from Bible doctrine], if there is any emotional response and [resultant] tender mercies [and there is: from Bible doctrine], KW Philp. 2:1 In view of the fact that there is a certain ground of appeal in Christ which exhorts, since there is a certain tender persuasion that comes from divine love, in view of the fact that there is a certain partnership on the part of the Spirit [in which the Spirit gives us aid in the living of our Christian life], since there are certain tenderheartednesses and compassions, KJV Philippians 2:1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS Paul now pens a very elliptical passage with no verbs and a series of conditional particles. “Ei” could be translated “since you are” as a statement of reality, as a subordinate conjunction, rather than as a conditional clause – but I believe the argument for conditional clauses is more powerful. Each
conditional clause is a protasis of a 1 st class condition, which means the answer (apodosis) is “Affirmative.” In each case, the answer to the hypothesis is “Yes, there is, when Bible doctrine is resident in the soul.” If you have maximum Bible doctrine in your soul, there will be exhortation (Latin: consolation) in Christ, an incentive (Latin: solace) towards virtue love, fellowship (Latin: society) with the Spirit, as well as emotional responses and tender mercies. These attributes will be present to one degree or another in every believer who is steadily growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Are they all present at the same time, or is there a progression in the spiritual life in Paul’s mind? I think a good argument can be made for both. I think you can see a progression from spiritual childhood to spiritual adolescence to spiritual adulthood in this passage. Or to put it another way, Paul may be directing our attention to believers who are advancing to supergrace A to supergrace B and from supergrace B to ultra-supergrace. Each attribute is present to some extent in all believers who are maturing, but some attributes may be more pronounced at varying stages of spiritual advance. There is no such thing as equality in the spiritual life, but I wouldn’t go so far as to assign these attributes in “stair-step” fashion. REVELANT OPINIONS When the tide is out - when positive volition towards doctrine is low - the faithful are to be found insulated, here a few and there a few, like fishes in the little standing pools that stud the beach, having no dealings with their neighbors of the adjoining pools, and fancying that their own little communion includes all that are precious in God's sight. They forget, for a time, that there is a vast and expansive ocean rising, which will enable the fishes of all pools to come together. (J. S. Exell) One could translate “since,” or “in view of the fact.” The four things mentioned in this verse are not hypothetical in their nature. They are facts. (K. Wuest) Participation in the Spirit is fellowship wrought by the Spirit. This doctrine should sound the death-knell to all factiousness and party spirit. (R.P. Martin) The last phrase could be translated together as a hendiadys - "affectionate sympathy." (Dibelius) If you have a vertical fellowship with the Father, His Son and the Holy Spirit, then you have a horizontal fellowship which extends outward to embrace other Christians. There are no geographical barriers to this fellowship. It has both a positional dimension - by God's grace, and an experiential dimension - based on your doing. (J.M. Boice) Spiritual fellowship is participation with the Holy Spirit in a common interest and activity: doctrine. Of the four grounds of appeal, the first and third are objective, the external principles of love and harmony; while the second and fourth are subjective, the inward feelings inspired thereby. (J. Lightfoot) It seems strange that the apostle, knowing the difficulty of getting a thousand minds to agree in the reception of intellectual truth, should yet counsel them to seek a unity of opinion ... Nothing so depresses the mind of a minister as intellectual or social dissentions among the members of his flock. (T. Croskery) The Greek word translated “fellowship,” speaks of a common interest and a mutual and active participation in the things of God in which the believer and the Holy Spirit are joint-participants. This is the result of the Spirit’s work of regeneration and His control over the saint who is definitely subjected to Him. The Holy Spirit by thus controlling each saint, produces this unity and accord
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Philippians Benjamin W. Brodie Sept
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[perfect integrity & scale of value
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is: from Bible doctrine], if there
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as a student-teacher [apprentice],
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objective [the pinnacle of spiritua
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Philp. 4:10 Now I have received gre
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Church founding is the work of God.
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paramount importance, both to Paul
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thinking is sucked into his mind (
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deacons. KJV Philippians 1:1 Paul a
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himself more or less exclusively to
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city as a whole. I would go so far
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he was in prison. “Fellowship in
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depends on how you translate the Fu
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faith and to grow in holiness, God
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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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WHO Philippians 3:4 kai,per evgw. e
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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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Obj.) are (ellipsis) earthly (Acc.
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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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LWB Philp. 4:15 Now you Philippians
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VUL Philippians 4:16 quia et Thessa
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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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